Director, Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
Strategic leader to own Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting function, managing managers and aligning defensive strategy with company goals. Requires 5+ years cybersecurity experience with manager-of-managers background.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision: Set the direction, strategy, and vision for the entire DE&TH function. Define the team's 12-18-month prioritization.
Manage a team of Managers: Manage at least two teams or sub-teams via other managers. Focus on developing their leadership capabilities, enabling them to execute effectively, and holding them accountable for the health and output of their team.
Budgeting & Planning: Propose and own plans for budgeting, execution, and hiring. Develop capacity models to ensure team's growth aligns with overall growth. Present resource needs to executive leadership.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Strategize with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, and Security. Serve as a key stakeholder in the company's direction, advocating for telemetry and architectural changes required to support future detection use cases.
Systemic Problem Solving: Identify and surface patterns to leadership regarding root causes of problems. Anticipate future challenges and own the delivery of solutions before they become bottlenecks.
Culture & Standards: Exemplify and hold others accountable to the management standards of the company. Create a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing culture across the entire function.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with significant experience managing managers
- Led large, high-priority projects that impacted the company's direction
- Understand the "Macro" of the threat landscape and translate into "Micro" plans for teams
- Understand how a SOC fits into the business model; articulate ROI of detection engineering and threat hunting to non-technical stakeholders
- Manage a department budget
- Excel at empowering others; build structures and frameworks that allow teams to solve problems independently while focusing on accountability and scalability
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation Range: $220,000 to $240,000 base plus bonus and equity
- 100% remote work environment
- Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
- 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
- Life and Disability insurance plans
- Stock options for all full-time employees
- One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
- Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
- $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
- Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth
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