Engineering Manager - Security
Founding leader to build Plaid's Detection and Response team from scratch. Manage analysts and engineers on detection infrastructure, AI triage, incident response, Red Teaming, and Fraud Operations while partnering with the CISO to strengthen security posture.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Form and set up Plaid’s Detection and Response team from scratch, defining its culture and operational standards.
- Lead the day-to-day operations for incident response and evaluate the overall effectiveness of the detection and response program.
- Manage and mentor a technical team responsible for detection infrastructure, AI-driven triage, and investigation tooling.
- Oversee Fraud Operations and Red Team activities to ensure a proactive and comprehensive security posture.
- Partner with senior leadership (CISO, CTO, COO) to communicate security risks and maturity gains achieved through influence and cross-functional collaboration.
- Define and track metrics to evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the D&R program.
Qualifications
Must haves:
- 8-14 years of overall detection and response or security engineering experience.
- Strong technical background in security or detection engineering, with the ability to guide work on SIEMs, EDR, and SOC operations.
- Experience managing a team of security analysts and engineers in an operational, platform, or infrastructure context.
- Ability to build cross-functional relationships and drive security maturity through influence rather than authority.
- High-empathy communication skills with the ability to represent technical work to Staff-level leadership.
- Strong AI-first skillset applicable to security operations.
Nice to have:
- Experience at a fintech or high-technology organization adjacent to payments/finance.
- Background in fraud investigation or software engineering.
Skills
SIEM, Edr, Soc, Incident Response, Red Teaming, Fraud Operations, AI, Security Engineering, Detection Engineering
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