Staff Security Detection Engineer

As a Staff Security Detection Engineer at Databricks, you will play a critical role in safeguarding our products, cloud infrastructure, endpoints, and employees from modern cyber threats. You will work with cutting-edge machine learning techniques to design and implement scalable intrusion detection solutions at the enterprise level.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree + 7 years of experience, with a focus on security detection engineering.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with 4+ years specifically in security-related engineering, particularly in detection engineering.
• Expertise in securing and operating at least one major cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong technical proficiency in key areas such as network security, cloud security, application/log analysis, and endpoint security.
• Proven experience in Python, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD automation (terraform knowledge is a plus).
• Familiarity with distributed computing environments (e.g., Pyspark), SQL, data analysis tools, and machine learning.
• A strong passion for continuous learning and staying updated on evolving attack techniques and defense strategies.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and present complex ideas clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• A leadership mindset with the ability to mentor peers, drive strategic initiatives, and influence the organization’s security direction.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks
• Pay range transparency
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance