Senior Manager, Security Incident Detection and Response

Lambda

full-time

Posted on: 8/27/2025

Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $360,000 - $540,000 per year

Senior

Cloud

About the role

Lambda Security protects training data, model weights, and sensitive inputs for AI; role reports to Head of Security
Lead the Detection & Response team to ensure Lambda is the safest place to build with AI
Transform reactive security operations into proactive threat hunting and automation-first capability
Implement enterprise-grade detection, automate incident response workflows, and harden multi-cloud and bare metal infrastructure
Deliver 24/7 operational coverage, rapid incident response, and a comprehensive D&R strategy within first 6 months
Architect incident response processes, escalation frameworks, and define automation standards
Partner with Product and Platform engineering, create data-driven insights, and establish executive reporting
Build hiring, team processes, on-call rotations, and a blameless post-incident culture

10+ years of security experience with 5+ years leading technical teams
Proven ability to define and build security programs from the ground up that accelerate business initiatives
Excellence at building automation-first security programs where technology eliminates toil
Clear understanding of the unique requirements of securing a cloud infrastructure provider
Proven ability to create sustainable team cultures where senior engineers thrive
Strong judgment in security response, understanding real business impact and calibrating actions proportionally
Track record of translating technical security work into executive communications and business-aligned metrics
Thrives in high-ambiguity environments and startup-paced execution
Nice to have: Experience building D&R programs at AI/ML companies; track record using AI/ML for security automation; background scaling security during hypergrowth; experience driving or supporting compliance audits (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP)