Senior Security Engineer I

We are looking for a highly experienced and motivated Senior Security Analyst who is passionate about advanced security monitoring detection engineering threat hunting and maturing Insider Threat programs. As a Senior Security Analyst at DigitalOcean reporting to the Manager Security Defense Engineering you will lead and own critical aspects of our insider threat program shaping how we detect respond to and prevent internal risks and malicious threats. You will leverage deep expertise to engineer sophisticated detection capabilities develop metrics to measure program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement across alerting and response functions. You will collaborate closely with DFIR Threat Intelligence HR Legal and other cross-functional teams to close detection gaps and elevate the organization’s overall security posture. 

• Own and evolve the insider threat program strategy ensuring alignment with evolving threat landscapes privacy considerations and business priorities.
• Advise on and implement preventative controls balancing risk reduction against user friction for engineers.
• Engineer and automate end-to-end insider-threat detection and investigation workflows across DigitalOcean's cloud and corporate environments.
• Build measure and tune detection content and risk-scoring logic on UEBA / SIEM / DLP / UAM platforms; reduce false positives while keeping coverage sustainable.
• Work closely with Infrastructure Security Engineers to identify log sources integrate and maintain data pipelines (e.g. log sources forwarders parsing enrichment) feeding insider-risk analytics.
• Develop a use-case library with corresponding playbooks and escalation procedures.
• Investigate anomalous activity (e.g. access abuse data exfiltration IP/source-code theft including novel risks in AI/GPU infrastructure) and provide technical evidence to support cases.
• Partner with HR Legal and other necessary teams; communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Uphold investigation and analytic tradecraft standards including confidentiality objectivity lawfulness and timeliness.
• Manage and safeguard sensitive information including case files employee PII and intelligence reports.
• Perform data analytics in large datasets using modern data science tools and techniques (e.g. Pandas) to spot anomalies and trace behaviors across disparate datasets.
• Perform intelligence analysis including pattern-of-life time-series clustering/grouping visualization and write clear-and-actionable reports. 
• Stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape by tracking emerging insider risk TTPs regulatory requirements and best practices in privacy-preserving monitoring.

• 6+ years in detection & response insider risk or security engineering.
• Hands-on experience with UEBA SIEM DLP UAM/SOAR concepts and tooling.
• Scripting proficiency (e.g. Python Go Bash) for detection content and automation.
• Familiarity with macOS Windows Linux Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of adversary tactics data exfiltration techniques and frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK NIST).
• Demonstrated discretion and ethical judgment handling sensitive employee data. 

• Data-science/anomaly-detection background prior work securing AI/ML or GPU infrastructure

• $140800 - $176000

*This is a remote role

JR: 2026-8010

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What We Do

DigitalOcean is the Inference Cloud — a full-stack production-ready cloud platform built to run AI applications with predictable performance sustainable economics and radically simpler operations at scale. We are built for teams turning AI into real products — not just training models. Our advantage is not fewer features but fewer failure modes when operating AI at scale — combining minimal operational overhead predictable cost efficiency and a full-stack cloud that works as a system. Hyperscalers are broad by design. Neoclouds are infrastructure-first. DigitalOcean is inference-first — with a real cloud underneath. It combines inference-optimized compute managed inference software and integrated cloud capabilities that reduce operational burden for teams running real workloads. Inference is the foundation—not the boundary. Everything else builds on top of it.

Why Work With Us

At DO we do career-defining work. We innovate with AI and build cutting-edge tech. Our rewards to match that intensity - to motivate you recognize your impact and give you what you need to thrive. If you have a growth mindset like to think big and bold and are energized by the fast-paced environment you'll find your place here.

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