Engineering Manager I, Commercial Audit

DataDog
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 192,000 - 240,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Cross-functional collaboration","Diplomacy","Systems thinking","Communication"]

Lead the strategy and execution of commercial security compliance initiatives, transitioning from manual audits to automated, scalable platforms. Manage a team of engineers and analysts to maintain compliance programs and audits such as SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, and ISO, while improving efficiency through tooling, evidence automation, and dashboards. Partner across Information Security, engineering, and legal to embed compliance-by-design into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native infrastructure.

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DataDog
DataDog
1 month ago

Engineering Manager I, Commercial Audit

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Job Summary

Lead the strategy and execution of commercial security compliance initiatives, transitioning from manual audits to automated, scalable platforms. Manage a team of engineers and analysts to maintain compliance programs and audits such as SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, and ISO, while improving efficiency through tooling, evidence automation, and dashboards. Partner across Information Security, engineering, and legal to embed compliance-by-design into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native infrastructure.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of commercial security compliance efforts, moving from manual audits to automated, scalable platforms.
  • •Build, mentor, and grow a team of engineers and analysts to deliver technical excellence and cross-functional collaboration.
  • •Partner within Information Security to operationalize a common control framework integrated into Datadog’s architecture and processes.
  • •Develop internal tooling to automate evidence collection and dashboarding, reducing operational friction.
  • •Define and track program metrics (control coverage, audit efficiency, automation adoption) and collaborate to embed compliance-by-design into infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 192,000 - 240,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kPaid LeaveGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading or managing teams in security engineering, GRC, or risk management, with a focus on using AI to build automation and tooling for a GRC engineering approach.
  • •Strong technical background to review code (Python, Go), interpret architecture diagrams, and understand infrastructure (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure).
  • •Deep understanding of compliance frameworks and environments, including implementing HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP at scale in cloud-native settings.
  • •Proven ability to build trusted relationships across engineering, legal, product, and executive stakeholders and to navigate disagreements with diplomacy.
  • •Clear communication skills to translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into plain language for engineers, leadership, and external auditors.
Experience:GRCSecurity engineeringRisk managementSaaSCloud infrastructure
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipCross-functional collaborationDiplomacySystems thinkingCommunication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AIPythonGoCI/CDKubernetesAWSGCPAzureCloud-native servicesDashboards

Company Brief

DataDog
Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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