Datadog
Security Sales Engineer
California, USA, Remote; Colorado, USA, Remote; Washington, USA, Remote (Remote)From $157kmidAdded today
About this role
Datadog seeks a Security Sales Engineer to drive enterprise adoption of security solutions by combining technical expertise with sales acumen. You'll demonstrate security product value, support customer evaluations, and bridge customer needs with product development while working across multiple cloud platforms and security domains.
What you'll do
- Support enterprise security sales team in driving adoption within strategic accounts
- Conduct product demonstrations and technical presentations to customers
- Provide technical expertise during sales cycles, evaluations, and proof-of-value initiatives
- Develop and maintain deep knowledge of security products, industry trends, and vulnerabilities
- Create technical proposals and sales materials collaboratively
- Relay customer feedback to product and engineering teams to influence development
What they're looking for
- SIEM platforms and detection pipelines
- SOC workflows (alert triage, investigation, response)
- Endpoint security (EDR/MDR)
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Application security and DevOps ecosystem knowledge
- Technical presentation and communication
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Security principles and best practices
Benefits
- Best-in-breed onboarding program
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and discounted ESPP
- Continuous professional development and career pathing
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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 experience tuning security controls and SIEM detection pipelines in production customer environments.
- How have you explained complex security architecture concepts to non-technical stakeholders during sales discussions?