Senior Threat Detection Engineering Manager

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Richardson (TX); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a Detection Engineering Sr. Manager to lead the Threat Detection and Response team. You will guide a team that builds detections to identify cyber threats across Yahoo's infrastructure, working with Incident Response and Insider Threat teams to thwart attacks.

The role emphasizes leadership, threat intelligence integration, and advancing AI-assisted detection capabilities. We offer flexible hybrid work options; some in-person events or team sessions may occur.

Qualifications

• : Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; strong track record leading security or engineering teams.
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Responsibilities

• Shape and execute our cybersecurity detection strategy with detection engineers and leadership.
• Brainstorm detection, hunt, and purple-team ideas.
• Lead the sprint process for building and deploying detections.
• Support cybersecurity investigations as a leader of the Threat Detection and Response Action Group.
• Build new systems to catch bad actors.
• Collaboratively develop Paranoids strategy.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL workflows

SIEM platforms

Statistics & ML models

Cloud infrastructure

AI tools

Databricks

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a Detection Engineering Sr. Manager to lead the Threat Detection and Response team. You will guide a team that builds detections to identify cyber threats across Yahoo's infrastructure, working with Incident Response and Insider Threat teams to thwart attacks.

The role emphasizes leadership, threat intelligence integration, and advancing AI-assisted detection capabilities. We offer flexible hybrid work options; some in-person events or team sessions may occur.