Senior Manager - Detection Engineering
Senior Manager - Detection Engineering OPEN TO REMOTE CANDIDATES IN THE UNITED STATES Posting Open Date: January 9, 2026 Anticipated Posting Close Date*: February 9, 2026 Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. What You’ll Do Shape and execute the long‑term strategy for detection engineering, security incident response, threat intelligence, and threat hunting Lead efforts to build detections, tools, automations, and integrations that strengthen our threat detection and response capabilities Mentor, grow, and support a team of security engineers Work with Fastly’s Incident Management team to improve our security incident response processes, playbooks, and metrics Partner with engineering to implement security controls Lead security incidents for the company What We’re Looking For An empathetic and inclusive leader with experience in leading a team of security practitioners Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to effectively communicate security risks and recommendations to technical and non‑technical stakeholders Technical understanding of attacker threats and exploitation techniques, and first‑hand experience in investigating them Experience in scaling a detection engineering program and building high‑fidelity detections‑as‑code Experience leading large cross‑functional security incidents, conducting security investigations, and log analysis Experience in securing, identifying threats, and responding to incidents in one major public cloud infrastructure, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). 7‑10 years of relevant experience; we are open to strong candidates with varying backgrounds who can demonstrate equivalent expertise and impact. We’ll Be Super Impressed If You Have Experience in Any of These Published security research or have spoken at community events on detection engineering or security incident response Familiarity with content delivery networks (CDN), edge cloud platforms, or other Fastly products and services Experience with Linux administration at scale, associated intrusion/manipulation techniques, and standard methodologies for system hardening and process isolation. Work Hours This position will require you to be available during core business hours and support an escalation‑tier on‑call rotation. Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements New York, NY (Fastly office) San Francisco, CA (Fastly office) Denver, CO (Fastly office) Remote within the United States Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. We are open to remote candidates within the United States for this role. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager. SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Salary The estimated salary range for this position is $211,370 to $253,644. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs. Benefits We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2026, we offer 12 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days. Why Fastly? We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand. We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home‑base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN‑PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week‑long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands‑on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand. We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful — every day. We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about. Ready to Join? We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! Application Notice A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying. All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address. Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at [email protected] or 501-287-4901. 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