Principal Security Engineer, GoDaddy

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, detection engineering, or similar roles with proven expertise in threat detection and security monitoring
• Strong proficiency in SIEM platforms (Splunk, Elastic Security, Chronicle, Sentinel) including advanced query languages (SPL, KQL, Lucene) and custom dashboard creation
• Programming skills in Python, PowerShell, or similar languages for automation, data analysis, and custom detection tool development
• Deep understanding of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) including native security services, logging mechanisms, and infrastructure-as-code security practices
• Experience with threat intelligence platforms and the ability to translate IOCs, TTPs, and threat research into actionable detection rules and hunting queries
• Knowledge of networking protocols, system administration, and security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST) with experience in log analysis and forensic investigation

Desirable

• Join our dynamic Hosting Security Detection Engineering team as a Principal Security Engineer
• In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in safeguarding millions of customers across our diverse hosting ecosystem including fully managed WordPress sites, cPanel servers, Plesk hosting, virtual private servers, domain name services, and hosted email solutions
• As a technical leader on our team, you'll take ownership of our SIEM detection capabilities and incident escalation processes, while collaborating closely with our internal incident response team and web malware research teams to proactively seek emerging threat campaigns across our infrastructure
• This role offers an exceptional opportunity to make a direct impact on customer security at scale, working with innovative detection technologies and threat intelligence, while mentoring a hardworking team of security engineers
• You'll gain deep expertise in large-scale security operations, advance your leadership skills in a fast-paced environment, and contribute to innovative security solutions that protect one of the internet's largest hosting platforms from sophisticated cyber threats
• Design and implement sophisticated security detection systems across cloud and on-premises hosting infrastructure to identify threats, anomalies, and security incidents in real-time
• Lead the development of custom detection rules and analytics using SIEM platforms, threat intelligence feeds, and behavioral analysis to improve the organization's security posture
• Architect scalable security monitoring solutions that can handle high-volume data ingestion while maintaining low latency detection capabilities across diverse hosting environments
• Collaborate with incident response teams to refine detection logic based on threat hunting findings, false positive analysis, and emerging attack patterns
• Mentor team members and provide technical leadership on complex security engineering projects, code reviews, and standard methodologies implementation
• Drive automation initiatives for detection deployment, tuning, and maintenance while establishing metrics and KPIs to measure detection effectiveness and coverage