Databricks · 2 days ago
Staff Security Detection Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$178K/yr - $273K/yr
10+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that empowers organizations worldwide to unify and democratize data, analytics, and AI. The Staff Security Detection Engineer will play a critical role in safeguarding the company's products and infrastructure by designing and implementing scalable intrusion detection solutions using advanced machine learning techniques and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and implement advanced detection strategies by deeply understanding and analyzing new or unknown log sources, schemas, and raw data
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and data engineering teams, to build efficient log ingestion pipelines and support large-scale data analytics
Engineer and deploy detection solutions on Databricks using Spark, Python, and other cutting-edge technologies with a strong emphasis on clean code, rigorous testing, and comprehensive documentation
Develop Rule-based and/or ML-based intrusion detection models and integrate them with Databricks' platform, ensuring high accuracy and minimal false positives
Partner with Incident Response teams to perform threat hunting and to provide detailed logging, alerts, and playbooks, empowering proactive threat detection and response
Influence the development of long-term technology strategies and roadmaps for detection engineering, ensuring alignment with broader business and security goals
Represent Databricks at security and engineering conferences, presenting novel detection approaches and thought leadership within the security community
Qualification
Required
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
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
Preferred
terraform knowledge is a plus
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity
Comprehensive benefits and perks
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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