Manager, Security Engineering, Detection & Response

Snap Inc.

Actively hiring Posted today Verified listing
Santa Monica, CA · Palo Alto, CA Posted today $251,000$377,000 / year

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $173k
This role $314k
$100k most similar roles pay here $407k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $146,675–$198,862 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $314k versus about $173k for comparable roles.

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About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology and camera company, best known for Snapchat, offering visual communication, augmented reality, and advertising products.

Snap Inc. currently has 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $209,000–$313,000 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR

As a Security Engineering Manager for Detection & Response at Snap, you will lead a team responsible for scaling security monitoring efforts and maintaining high technical quality across infrastructure, investigation tools, and automation systems. Your day-to-day involves prioritizing initiatives that balance short-term goals with long-term security outcomes, participating in incident response operations, and collaborating closely with various internal teams during security incidents. You will also drive strategic planning and foster effective collaboration among stakeholders while ensuring rigorous standards for code quality and security. The role requires expertise in areas such as digital forensics, malware analysis, and threat intelligence, along with development skills in Python, Go, or Java, and advanced knowledge of operating systems like macOS, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, AWS, and GCP. This position is crucial in upholding Snap’s robust security posture at scale.

What you'll do

  • Identify and lead high-impact security initiatives that scale monitoring efforts efficiently.
  • Ensure technical quality and operational excellence of security infrastructure and tools.
  • Balance short-term goals with long-term security outcomes, team productivity, and system health.
  • Directly participate in detection and response operations during security incidents.
  • Recruit and develop a skilled engineering team to enhance organizational culture.
  • Utilize AI and high-velocity workflows while maintaining rigorous standards for code quality.

What we're looking for

  • Over 8 years of post-bachelor’s security experience or equivalent.
  • Proven leadership as an Engineering Manager for at least one year.
  • Expertise in detection and response areas like digital forensics, malware analysis.
  • Proficient in Python, Go, Java, with advanced OS internals knowledge.
  • Experience with cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud) and Kubernetes.
  • Demonstrated ability to automate threat detection and incident response.

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