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