Senior Security Analyst @ DigitalOcean

Cyber Crime; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyber Crime is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to enhance their security monitoring program. In this role, you will lead critical security initiatives, develop sophisticated detection methods, and collaborate with various teams to improve the organization's security posture. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in security, including threat hunting and incident response, as they drive the company's commitment to advanced security solutions.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits

Career Development Support

Flexible Time Off

Equity Compensation

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with SIEM platforms and endpoint detection tools.
• Proven impact on security monitoring programs.
• Deep understanding of network security and attack methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead real-time monitoring and triage of security events.
• Engineer advanced detection use cases and alerting solutions.
• Develop metrics for security monitoring effectiveness.

Skills

Security Monitoring

Threat Hunting

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

Scripting

Job description

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We are looking for a highly experienced and motivated Senior Security Analyst who is passionate about advanced security monitoring, detection engineering, and threat hunting. As a Senior Security Analyst at DigitalOcean, you will lead and own critical aspects of our security monitoring program, shaping how we detect, respond to, and prevent threats. You will leverage deep expertise to engineer sophisticated detection capabilities, develop comprehensive metrics to measure program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement across alerting and response functions. You will be a trusted member of Infrastructure Security and will collaborate closely with other cross-functional teams to close detection gaps and elevate the organization’s overall security posture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead real-time monitoring, triage, and analysis of complex security events, providing verifiable assessments of threats and incident severity.
• Engineer advanced detection use cases, leveraging deep knowledge of adversary TTPs to design and implement scalable alerting solutions.
• Develop, track, and report on key metrics for security monitoring effectiveness and incident response performance, using data to drive improvements.
• Own and evolve the security monitoring program strategy, ensuring alignment with evolving threat landscapes and business priorities.
• Perform proactive threat hunting and hypothesis-driven investigations to uncover hidden or emerging threats within DigitalOcean’s environments.
• Mentor and guide lower level analysts, reviewing escalated incidents and providing technical leadership during incident response.
• Coordinate threat analysis using historical data and architecture diagrams to identify attack vectors.
• Collaborate with Security and engineering teams to close monitoring gaps and improve overall security.
• Optimize security tools and processes to reduce false positives, improve detection fidelity, and automate response workflows where appropriate.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of detailed playbooks, runbooks, and documentation to standardize detection and response efforts.

What We’ll Expect From You:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and endpoint detection tools, with proven impact on security monitoring programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in engineering and tuning complex detection rules and alerting logic across diverse environments.
• Deep understanding of network and endpoint security, attack methodologies, threat actor tactics, and mitigation strategies.
• Experience in proactive threat hunting, vulnerability management, and coordinating with red teams or penetration testers.
• Proven leadership in driving security program initiatives, setting metrics, and influencing cross-team security strategy.
• Excellent communication skills for technical documentation, incident reporting, and mentoring less experienced analysts.
• Proven experience with scripting and query languages (Python, Bash , SQL) to automate detection and response workflows.
• Demonstrated proficiency with operating systems like Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is $108,000 - $150,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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