# Senior Cloud Security Engineer - K8s

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $187k – $240k/yr
**Skills:** Kubernetes, Service Mesh, Istio, Envoy, Consul, Cilium, Vault, Go, Python, Rust, AWS, Azure, GCP
**Posted:** 2026-04-14

> Senior Cloud Security Engineer specializes in securing Kubernetes and service mesh infrastructure in multi-cloud environments. Implements solutions to systemic risks, enables secure development, and influences product direction with hands-on coding in Go/Python/Rust.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do:

- Solve our most challenging cloud infrastructure 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.

## Who You Are:

- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
- Passionate about advocating for and implementing solutions to complex problems at-scale in multi-cloud environments.
- Prior experience in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, or Cloud Security.
- Experience developing, deploying, and extending service mesh systems in production Kubernetes environments.
- Software engineering background with hands-on code review experience; **Go, Python, or Rust**.
- Experience with one or more Kubernetes PKI & network technologies (**Consul, Envoy, Cilium, Vault, Istio**, etc.).
- Experience with one of the major cloud providers (**AWS, Azure, GCP**) and Kubernetes.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Stay updated with modern security best practices, technologies, and emerging threats.

**Compensation:** $187,000—$240,000 USD (estimated yearly salary), plus equity, benefits, and variable compensation.

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