Senior Vulnerability Engineer – AI + Automation for SDLC

Datadog, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

ESPP

Professional development

Mentor program

Inclusion Talks

Global benefits

Mental health benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Senior Security Engineer focused on vulnerability management. You will scale vulnerability lifecycle across multi-cloud products, turning complex security problems into clear, actionable controls.

You’ll partner with engineering teams to address root causes, develop technical controls, and use AI/automation to drive scalable security processes. You will work across SDLC security, product security, and platform teams to balance technical constraints with business risk,

Qualifications

• Experience identifying, prioritizing, and driving remediation of vulnerabilities in large software/cloud environments.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems using Go, Python, or Java.

Responsibilities

• Oversee vulnerability lifecycle from detection to remediation and verification.
• Build AI/automation tools to scale vulnerability management workflows.
• Reduce engineering toil with automation and ownership tracking for fixes.
• Analyze recurring vulnerabilities to identify root causes and prevent reoccurrence.
• Collaborate with SDLC Security, Product Security, and engineering teams to balance risk and business impact.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Go

Python

Java

Cloud-native / multi-cloud

Containers / orchestration

Infrastructure as code

SDLC security

Data-driven risk decisions

AI-assisted tooling

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Datadog is seeking a Senior Security Engineer focused on vulnerability management. You will scale vulnerability lifecycle across multi-cloud products, turning complex security problems into clear, actionable controls.

You’ll partner with engineering teams to address root causes, develop technical controls, and use AI/automation to drive scalable security processes. You will work across SDLC security, product security, and platform teams to balance technical constraints with business risk,