Engineering Manager, Detect & Respond

Betterment

New York City, US
New york city: $175,000 - $215,000; bonus/equity: ...
On-site (4 days a week in-office, with flexible office days during summer and winter holidays)
Detection engineering roadmap
Siem platforms (splunk preferred)
Threat-informed detection development
Betterment is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Detect & Respond team, responsible for enhancing security detection capabilities in a technology-driven financial services environment. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in security engineering, team management, and a passion for engineering quality

Job Summary

  • Lead the team responsible for building and operating Betterment's security detection capabilities, owning the strategy and execution for threat detection across cloud infrastructure, SaaS ecosystem, and product.
  • Partner closely with Security Engineering, IT, Risk, and Engineering leadership to mature the detection program, balancing new capability delivery with operational rigor.
  • This role is based out of our NYC office and offers a competitive salary range of $175,000 - $215,000, potentially including a company incentive bonus.

Matching Summary

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Betterment is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Detect & Respond team, responsible for enhancing security detection capabilities in a technology-driven financial services environment. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in security engineering, team management, and a passion for engineering quality.

Salary

New York City: $175,000 - $215,000; Bonus/Equity: Company incentive bonus eligible; Benefits: Competitive suite of benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Detection Engineering roadmap
  • SIEM platforms (Splunk preferred)
  • Threat-informed detection development
  • Incident response leadership
  • Cloud environments (AWS)
  • High bar for engineering quality

Nice-to-have

  • Player-coach leadership style
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • External SOC partnership
  • Compliance and audit support

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years in security engineering or operations
  • 2+ years managing security or detection engineering teams
  • Experience with detection-as-code practices
  • Familiarity with adversary TTPs and MITRE ATT&CK
  • Experience working with or managing an external SOC
  • Familiarity with endpoint security (CrowdStrike)
  • Familiarity with identity platforms (Okta)
  • Experience collaborating with Compliance, Risk, and Audit teams

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