Staff Security Engineer, Detection Engineering

MongoDB is seeking a Staff Engineer responsible for technical leadership in the Detection Engineering function as part of the MongoDB Security Operations organization.

The Detection Engineering function is responsible for the MongoDB security detection platform as well as the development of a broad range of security detections. This work delivers security response capabilities across multiple environments including both corporate applications and production environments.

This individual will help drive major security detection platform projects and will grow the team’s capabilities to a level of maturity commensurate with the growth of the MongoDB business while staying ahead of customer demands.

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Engineering data pipelines and gathering telemetry necessary to support critical security detection work for MongoDB.

• Performing ongoing detailed analysis based on external incidents, emergent threats or internal requests from security leadership.

• Strategically enhance our mitigation tools and defense posture based on analysis of product features, adversary behaviors, and security incidents.

• Collaborate broadly across the Security, Product and Technology organizations to better inform technical security decision making and overall risk analysis.

• Drive towards clarity in complex and ambiguous situations including complex incidents and sensitive investigations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in a technical cybersecurity analysis role.

• Strong understanding of detection technology and adversarial behavior..

• Ability to navigate complex organizational environments and drive change.

• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages.

• GCTI, GOSI, GCIH, CISSP or other industry certifications are a plus.

Required Skills and Asks

• Deep understanding of the security industry, best practices, emerging technologies, and leading solutions.

• Building automation that replaces repetitive detection and response work, reducing toil

• Experience across all major cloud platforms

• Ability to build and maintain scalable platforms for high volume security telemetry.

• Demonstrated passion for cybersecurity and advanced defensive technology.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively to identify value and opportunity in unstructured situations.

• Experience designing and delivering simple solutions to complex problems and executing projects on time and to customer satisfaction.

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform, the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Req ID: 1273389574

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:
$137,000—$270,000 USD