Cybersecurity & Compliance Analyst
CyberSheath
CloudCyber Security
Senior Manager, Security Engineering – Purple Team
Instacart
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $216,000 - $289,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AndroidAWSCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformiOS
About the role
- Define and execute the detection engineering strategy aligned with organizational security objectives.
- Establish detection coverage goals across the MITRE ATT&CK framework and other threat models.
- Present metrics, roadmaps, and program updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Recruit, hire, and retain top detection engineering talent.
- Review and approve detection logic for accuracy, performance, and coverage.
- Maintain awareness of emerging threats, attack techniques, and detection methodologies.
- Collaborate with Threat Intelligence to translate threat research into actionable detections.
- Partner with Incident Response to develop detections based on investigation findings.
- Coordinate with IT and Engineering teams on log source onboarding and data quality.
- Engage with compliance and risk teams to ensure regulatory detection requirements are met.
- Design and execute comprehensive red team operations targeting Instacart's unique attack surface.
- Develop annual red team roadmap aligned with business priorities and emerging threats to e-commerce platforms.
- Collaborate with leadership to prioritize high-value targets and realistic threat scenarios.
- Present findings and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
- Lead complex red team engagements simulating advanced persistent threats and organized cybercrime groups.
- Conduct adversary emulation exercises based on threat intelligence relevant to retail, fintech, and logistics sectors.
- Test security controls across cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), mobile applications (iOS/Android), APIs, and internal networks.
- Execute social engineering campaigns against employees, shoppers, and corporate functions.
- Develop custom tooling, exploits, and tradecraft specific to Instacart's technology stack.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 3+ years in a management or leadership role.
- Proven hands-on experience in Red Teaming, Detection Engineering, or Purple Teaming in a medium or large-scale organization.
- Thorough understanding of attack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), MITRE ATT&CK framework, and defensive countermeasures.
- Proficiency with common security tools and platforms (e.g., SIEMs, EDR, adversary emulation frameworks, breach simulators).
- Advanced knowledge of incident detection and response processes.
Benefits
- Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
- This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
detection engineeringred teamingdetection logicadversary emulationincident detectionincident responseattack tacticstechniquesprocedurescustom tooling
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationrecruitmentpresentationstrategic thinkingprogram managementstakeholder engagementmentoringprioritization
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