Datadog
Security Sales Engineer
About this role
Datadog seeks a Security Sales Engineer to drive enterprise adoption of its security solutions through technical expertise and customer demonstrations. You'll partner with sales teams to understand customer needs, conduct product showcases, and provide technical guidance throughout the sales cycle while staying current on security trends and cloud platforms.
What you'll do
- Support enterprise security sales team in driving adoption of Datadog's security offerings within strategic accounts
- Conduct detailed product demonstrations and presentations highlighting security solution capabilities
- Provide technical expertise during customer evaluations, proof-of-value initiatives, and sales cycles
- Develop and maintain deep knowledge of Datadog's security products, industry trends, and vulnerabilities
- Assist in creating technical proposals, documentation, and sales materials
- Relay customer feedback to product management and engineering teams to influence product development
What they're looking for
- SIEM platforms and detection pipelines
- SOC workflows (alert triage, investigation, response)
- Endpoint security (EDR/MDR) implementation
- Cloud platform security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Application security and DevOps ecosystem knowledge
- Technical presentation and communication skills
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Security controls deployment and tuning
Benefits
- Best-in-breed onboarding program
- Generous global benefits including healthcare, dental, and mental health
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development and product training
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program
- Inclusive company culture with community guilds
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Datadog
Datadog builds monitoring and observability platforms that help enterprises manage complex infrastructure and applications. The company is hiring sales engineers, technical support specialists, and technical solutions architects to drive customer success, deliver expert technical assistance, and architect enterprise platforms.
- Website
- datadoghq.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and detection pipelines in production environments.
- Walk us through a complex customer security deployment you've supported—what was the challenge and how did you help resolve it?