Senior Manager, Detection and Response

The role

You will lead the Detection & Response team to transform reactive security operations into a proactive threat management engine. You will build and manage a high-performing team that focuses on automation, threat hunting, and implementing enterprise-grade detection capabilities.

What you will do

• Build, hire, and lead a high-performing Detection & Response team
• Define team processes, culture, and operating rhythms
• Conduct regular one-on-ones and create career development paths
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Define and implement threat management frameworks
• Architect incident response processes, escalation frameworks, and triage protocols
• Guide technology choices and evangelize new security tools
• Create data-driven insights to guide preventative control investments
• Partner with Product and Platform engineering teams
• Lead cross-functional collaboration during critical events and establish executive reporting

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of security experience
• 5+ years leading technical teams
• Ability to build and manage independently
• Proven ability to define and build security programs from the ground up
• Excellence at building automation-first security programs
• Clear understanding of the unique requirements of securing a cloud infrastructure provider
• Proven ability to create sustainable team cultures
• Strong judgment in security response
• Track record of translating technical security work into executive communications and business-aligned metrics
• Ability to thrive in high-ambiguity environments

Nice to have

• Excitement about leveraging direct access to state-of-the-art LLMs to revolutionize security operations
• Experience building D&R programs at AI/ML companies
• Track record using AI/ML for security operations automation
• Background scaling security during hypergrowth (10x growth phases)
• Deep technical background allowing hands-on contribution when needed
• Experience with both build and buy decisions for security tooling
• Experience driving or providing significant evidence for compliance audits, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, or FedRAMP

Benefits

• Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan

About the company

Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers, including AI researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers. Founded in 2012, the company has 500+ employees and is growing fast.