Head of Detection Engineering

Iceberg; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 600,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in NYC

Competitive compensation

Engineering leadership role

Job summary

Iceberg is seeking a senior Detection Engineering leader to build and evolve detection capabilities within a technically sophisticated environment. This engineering-first role emphasizes shaping detection strategy, automated investigations, telemetry, and secure AI adoption.

Location: New York City, Hybrid - 3 days onsite. You will lead top engineers, influence architecture and detection strategy, and scale security across hyperscale systems. Compensation: $600,000-$700,000 USD.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Detection Engineering or DFIR teams at scale.
• Proven track record building detection capabilities and automated investigations.
• Experience with hyperscale security environments and AI-assisted investigations.

Responsibilities

• Shape detection strategy and engineering decisions.
• Lead engineers and influence architecture, telemetry, and AI adoption.
• Deliver scalable detection pipelines and automated investigations.

Skills

Detection Engineering

DFIR

Security Automation

SIEM/EDR

Detection pipelines

AI-assisted investigations

Hyperscale security

Job description

Others build the systems that detect the attacks everyone else misses.

We're looking for a senior Detection Engineering leader to build and evolve detection capabilities inside one of the world's most technically sophisticated organisations.

You may have built Detection Engineering, Threat Detection or Incident Response capabilities at AWS, Microsoft, Google, Uber, CrowdStrike or another engineering‑led technology company. You may also have spent time in a smaller organisation where you had to build, influence and execute without layers of process.

That's exactly the blend we're interested in.

This is an engineering-first leadership role where you'll help shape how detections are built, investigations are automated, telemetry is leveraged, and AI is adopted securely across a highly technical environment. You'll lead exceptional engineers while remaining close enough to the technology to influence architecture, detection strategy and engineering decisions.

We're far more interested in the scale of problems you've solved than the number of tools you've used.

You’ll likely have experience across several of the following:

• Detection Engineering
• Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR)
• Security Automation
• SIEM / EDR
• Detection pipelines
• AI-assisted investigations
• Building security capabilities at hyperscale

We're looking for builders, not operators.

Location: New York City (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite)

Compensation: Total compensation in the region of $600,000-$700,000 USD