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# Platform Security Engineer

- **Company:** Datadog
- **Location:** Paris, France (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Code Review, Python (Programming Language), Open Web Application Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Datadog, Google Cloud, Istio, Software Security, Mitre Att&ck, Kubernetes
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.datadoghq.com/detail/8094188/?gh_jid=8094188

## About the Role

* You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent professional experience.
 * You don’t want to just provide security recommendations, you want to help implement solutions to solve systemic issues.
 * Passionate about advocating for and implementing solutions to complex security problems, at-scale, in a large multi-cloud self-managed Kubernetes environment.
 * Proven experience in securing enterprise SaaS applications including securing the underlying authentication flows, authorization patterns, and input validation at API boundaries.
 * Demonstrated experience in securing the deployment & management mechanisms for software and infrastructure changes.
 * Familiarity with common security frameworks such as OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, PASTA/STRIDE, CIS, etc.
 * You have prior experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Cloud Security or Application Security.
 * Software engineering background with hands-on code review experience; Go, Python, or Rust
 * Experience with one or more Kubernetes PKI & network technologies (Consul, Envoy, Cillium, Vault, Istio, etc.).
 * Experience with one of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Kubernetes.
 * Able to work both independently and collaboratively, willing to work in a fast paced, high growth environment.

 * You stay updated with modern security best practices, technologies and emerging threats.

## Description

* Solve our most challenging cloud infrastructure security & application security problems starting with our core building blocks and golden paths.
 * Enable our engineers to build and ship secure solutions quickly.
 * Build and extend Datadog’s Platform Security solutions.
 * Leverage and influence the direction of Datadog’s products to secure our infrastructure, and provide internal feedback that enables our teams to improve the products for ourselves and our customers., * New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
 * Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
 * Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
 * An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
 * Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
 * Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
 * Competitive global benefits


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