Datadog

Technology

SecurityEngineer2-CyberThreatIntelligence

$145–205k ~AI est. New York, New York, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.

The Brief

“Security Engineer 2 - Cyber Threat Intelligence at Datadog. Skills: Cyber threat intelligence, Security engineering, Threat analysis. Develop tooling for threat intelligence. Maintain tooling for threat intelligence”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experienced in writing operational intelligence, Experienced in writing technical intelligence, Skilled in partnering with detection teams, Skilled in partnering with response teams, Familiar with information-sharing communities, Experienced in identifying emerging threats, Experienced in responding to large-scale threats, Experienced in dynamic analysis of malware, Experienced in static analysis of malware, Experienced in tracking cloud-native cybercrime, Experienced in tracking nation-state threat actors, Proficient in developing threat intelligence tooling, Proficient in automation through software development, Proficient in automation through scripting

Nice to Have

Experience presenting at security conferences, Experience publishing threat research, Experience with malware reverse engineering

What You'll Do.

Develop tooling for threat intelligence

Maintain tooling for threat intelligence

Automate collection of threat intelligence

Automate processing of threat intelligence

Automate analysis of threat intelligence

Automate dissemination of threat intelligence

Assess emerging vulnerabilities

Assess threat activity

Assess security events

Conduct threat hunting

Conduct infrastructure analysis

Identify adversary activity

Improve defensive controls

Partner with security teams

Operationalize intelligence into detections

Operationalize intelligence into investigations

Operationalize intelligence into response workflows

Coordinate with information-sharing communities

Gather actionable intelligence

Evaluate actionable intelligence

Disseminate actionable intelligence

Produce technical briefings

Produce threat reports

Produce intelligence products

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with security teams; Information-sharing communities

Communication Scope

Technical briefings; Threat reports

Full Job Description

As a Security Engineer 2 on the Cyber Threat Intelligence team, you will help Datadog stay ahead of evolving threats by identifying, analyzing, and operationalizing intelligence on threat actors, campaigns, and emerging threats. Working within Security Engineering, you will partner closely with security teams to translate intelligence into actionable security improvements across the company. You will serve as a subject matter expert on how the cyber threat landscape intersects with Datadog and contribute to intelligence-led decision making during both steady-state operations and active security incidents. This role provides opportunities to influence detection, response, and security strategy through technical analysis, collaboration, and intelligence-driven initiatives. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Develop and maintain tooling that automates the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of threat intelligence. Assess emerging vulnerabilities, threat activity, and security events to help stakeholders understand potential impact to Datadog. Conduct threat hunting and infrastructure analysis to identify adversary activity relevant to Datadog and improve defensive controls. Partner with security teams to operationalize intelligence into detections, investigations, and response workflows. Coordinate with information-sharing communities to gather, evaluate, and disseminate actionable intelligence. Produce technical briefings, threat reports, and intelligence products for security and engineering stakeholders. Who You Are: Experienced in writing and presenting operational and technical intelligence for threat detection, response, and security stakeholders. Skilled in partnering with detection and response teams to support investiga

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