Lead Cloud Engineer, Security

Datadog is hiring a Lead Cloud Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Cloud Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — Anywhere in the US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Annual learning and professional development budget • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Home office and wellness stipends • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Datadog is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • On-call and incident response experience Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment