Staff Security Engineer, Threat Intelligence
MongoDB
San Francisco, CA, USA · New York, NY, USA · Seattle, WA, USA
USD 137k-270k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 16, 2025
MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.
MongoDB is seeking a Staff Threat Intelligence Engineer responsible for technical leadership in the Threat Intelligence function as part of the MongoDB Security Operations organization.
The Threat Intelligence function is responsible for collaborating broadly across the Security, Product and Technology organizations to inform technical security decision making and risk analysis. This will be accomplished through a deep understanding of the MongoDB business and customer base, delivery of focused periodic outbound reports, the development of regularly scheduled tabletop exercises, and on-demand research based on the needs of Incident Response and other teams. This individual will help establish new working relationships and will uplevel and grow the program 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:
- Develop the threat intelligence facets of the overall Security Operations program in order to deliver business outcomes aligning to the overall Global Security Office strategy
- Integrate threat intelligence data into detection, response, red team, and threat hunting processes in order to drive focused and efficient work
- Identify and develop intelligence data sources appropriate for the company’s needs
- Perform ongoing detailed threat analysis based on external incidents, emergent threats or internal requests from security leadership
- Collaborate broadly across the Security, Product and Technology organizations to better inform technical security decision making and overall risk analysis
- Provide actionable and relevant intelligence products periodically and on demand to enhance proactive security capabilities
- Drive towards clarity in complex and ambiguous situations including complex incidents and sensitive investigations
- Guide partner teams to strategically enhance our mitigation tools and defense posture based on analysis of TTPs of likely adversaries targeting MongoDB or its customers
Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in a technical cybersecurity analysis role
- Strong understanding of threat modeling and intelligence frameworks
- Experience using security information management, intelligence platforms, and orchestration tools, and integrating them into automated response processes
- 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
- Demonstrated passion for cyber threat intelligence and technology
- Strong oral and written communication skills with a high degree of comfort with varying types of audiences including executive staff
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively to identify value and opportunity in unstructured situations
- Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of an organization
- Experience designing and delivering simple solutions to complex problems and executing projects on time and to customer satisfaction
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: 3263218634
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
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