Senior Manager - Security Incident Detection an...
@ Lambda

San Francisco, CA
$450,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 1 day ago

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About Lambda and the Role

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Their mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. As the Senior Manager - Security Incident Detection and Response, you will lead the Detection & Response team to safeguard valuable digital assets and ensure Lambda remains the safest place to build AI.

Key Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership & Management: Build and lead a high-performing detection and response team, set processes, and mentor senior security engineers.
  • Technical Strategy & Execution: Define threat management frameworks, drive automation and deploy AI-powered security tools.
  • Strategic Collaboration & Business Impact: Partner with engineering teams, create executive reports, and translate incidents into business outcomes.
  • Operational Excellence & Scaling: Ensure 24/7 operational coverage, establish on-call rotations, and develop a strategic roadmap for detection and response.

Candidate Requirements

Candidates should have 10+ years of security experience with 5+ years in leadership. They must demonstrate program building from the ground up, a focus on automation to minimize repetitive tasks, and ability to translate technical security challenges into business impact. Experience in cloud security infrastructure and familiarity with compliance audits are highly valued.

Nice to Have

  • Experience leveraging state-of-the-art LLMs for AI-powered threat hunting.
  • Background in scaling security during hypergrowth and managing build vs. buy decisions.
  • Experience with compliance audits such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and others.

Additional Information

This role requires presence in the San Francisco office 4 days per week with one remote day (Tuesday). The position offers generous cash and equity compensation with benefits including health, dental, vision, wellness and commuter stipends, and a 401k plan with company match.

Key skills/competency

  • Security
  • Incident Response
  • Threat Hunting
  • Automation
  • Cloud Security
  • Leadership
  • AI Security
  • Team Management
  • Risk Management
  • Compliance

How to Get Hired at Lambda

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Lambda's culture: Study their mission and recent AI advancements.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight security leadership and automation skills.
  • Showcase incident response: Detail proactive threat management experience.
  • Prepare for behavioral interviews: Emphasize team management and strategy development.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review modern threat management frameworks.
Practice security automation tools and scripting.
Study cloud security infrastructure deeply.
Prepare incident response and escalation scenarios.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a team leadership challenge.
Explain your conflict resolution approach.
Discuss handling high-pressure incidents.
Share experience building team processes.

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