As Engineering Manager of Detection Engineering at Betterment in New York City, you will lead a team responsible for building and operating security detection capabilities across cloud infrastructure, SaaS ecosystem, and product. Your role involves developing the detection program strategy, ensuring high-quality threat modeling, incident response leadership, and fostering cross-functional collaboration with IT, Risk, Compliance, and Security Engineering teams. You must have 7+ years of experience in security engineering or operations, including at least 2 years managing detection engineering teams. Key skills include expertise in SIEM platforms like Splunk, detection-as-code practices, cloud environments such as AWS, and incident response leadership. The role demands a player-coach approach with strong communication skills to translate complex security concepts for various stakeholders.
Develop and execute the Detection Engineering roadmap for threat detection.
Maintain and refine measurement frameworks for detection quality and coverage.
Engage with engineering partners on new systems to set D&R requirements.
Lead security incident responses and conduct post-incident reviews effectively.
Mentor and grow a team of detection engineers, investing in their careers.
Partner with external SOC to define scope and improve triage quality practices.
What we're looking for
7+ years of experience in security engineering or operations.
At least 2 years of management experience leading security or detection engineering teams.
Expertise in SIEM platforms (preferably Splunk) and threat-informed detection development.
Proven ability to lead incident response, including playbook creation and post-incident reviews.
Experience collaborating with external SOCs on escalation paths and performance expectations.
Strong background in cloud environments (AWS), endpoint security tools, and identity platforms.
Commitment to high engineering quality standards for automated testing and observability.
Market check
Salary context
This
$175,000–$215,000
range sits above
55%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$152,000–$220,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$143,500–$234,750
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Betterment
Betterment is an automated investment service (robo-advisor) that uses technology to provide personalized investment management, retirement planning, and savings optimization at low cost for retail investors. Industry: Financial Technology & Wealth Management
Betterment currently has
16 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$200,000–$221,500
across 16 roles with salary data.