Manager I, Vulnerability Management (EMEA)

Datadog is seeking an outstanding Security Manager to support the Vulnerability Management program in our growing multi-provider ecosystem.

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and manage our Vulnerability Management Engineering team focused on vulnerability management and mitigation for Datadog's public products. The successful candidate will lead a team of security engineers responsible for triaging, assessing, and addressing security vulnerabilities in Datadog’s products, including the Datadog Agent and trace libraries. This is a highly visible and critical role within our security organization, as these products are integral to the monitoring and observability of our customers' systems.

As an Engineering Manager, you will provide leadership and mentorship to your team, ensure a high standard of vulnerability management practices, and work cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to ensure the security and integrity of Datadog’s offerings. You will also play a key role in shaping and implementing the security posture for Datadog’s products.

At Datadog, we value office culture for the collaboration, relationships, and creativity it fosters. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our team can balance work and life in a way that works best for them.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security engineers responsible for vulnerability triage across Datadog’s public-facing products.
• Evaluate and assess vulnerabilities in Datadog’s public-facing products, including the Datadog Agent, trace libraries, integrations, and APIs.
• Work with product, development, and security teams to ensure effective remediation and verification of vulnerabilities.
• Partner with internal and external customers to analyze security reports, identify false positives, and plan fixes required.
• Provide evidence and subject matter expertise for vulnerability management processes and controls for multiple compliance frameworks (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI, FedRAMP, ISO)
• Provide regular reports to leadership on the status of vulnerability triage, outstanding security issues, and key performance metrics.

Who You Are:

• You have in-depth knowledge of common security vulnerabilities, including those found in cloud-native environments and software components like agents, APIs, and libraries.
• You have excellent leadership, mentorship, and coaching skills, with the ability to foster a high-performing security team for a large software system.
• You have strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You have a proven track record of managing cross-functional collaboration between security, engineering, and product teams.
• You are experienced in one or more programming languages (Golang, Python, Java, etc.)
• You are able to work independently and collaboratively, and communicate effectively in a fast-paced, high growth, distributed organization.
• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent experience
  
  

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We know not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That’s okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply. 

Benefits and Growth:

• 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

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.