Staff Security Engineer, Field Assurance

Overview

Databricks is seeking a Staff Security Engineer, Field Assurance to lead security assurance for Databricks field deployments, customer engagements, and partner ecosystems. This role focuses on safeguarding customer data and production environments by driving risk-based security decisions, collaborating with product security, privacy, and compliance teams, and guiding field teams on security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead security assurance activities across customer deployments, field engineering, and partner ecosystems.
• Develop threat models and implement security controls for cloud and on-premise deployments.
• Conduct risk assessments, security reviews, and validate alignment with enterprise security requirements.
• Lead incident response, post-incident analysis, and root cause investigations with field teams.
• Collaborate with product security, privacy, and compliance teams to ensure compliance with GDPR, data protection standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor security engineers, deliver field-focused security training, and promote best practices.
• Participate in external audits and respond to security questionnaires from customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security engineering or assurance; experience with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong knowledge of threat modelling, incident response, vulnerability management, and security architecture.
• Familiarity with security standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Nice-to-have: security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM).

About Databricks

Databricks is a leading data and AI company delivering a unified data analytics platform that helps teams innovate faster and securely.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits, retirement plans, and generous time off.