Manager - Security Detection and Response

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

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Manager - Security Detection and Response

We are looking for an individual to join the Security team and lead our Security Detection and Response team. This is a high impact role reporting to the Senior Director of Security Operations, and you'll lead efforts to detect and respond to vulnerabilities and security events while collaborating with the several teams making up Security at Fastly. 

You will be supported by a friendly security team, where you can learn and develop. We check our egos at the door. You’ll make sure our customers benefit from services built to the highest security standards in the industry.

What You'll Do

• You’ll direct a team of security engineers that have expertise in security event detection and security incident response 
• You’ll lead security incident response activities and the improvement of existing response plans and playbooks
• You’ll supervise strategic and tactical efforts to improve Fastly’s ability to proactively detect and respond to security issues using industry standard technology like SIEM as well as custom in house tools
• You’ll drive the continuous improvement of security detection and incident response
• You’ll collaborate with other teams and use your knowledge of the environment and risk exposure to help improve security protection, detection, and response activities. 

Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours.

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• You have a strong technical understanding and experience building and tuning security detection logic across multiple technology platforms
• You enjoy handling security incidents and have a deep understanding of them as well as exploitation tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)
• You are able to see the big picture of security threats, risks, and vulnerabilities and use that knowledge to more effectively detect security issues
• You are familiar with and have experience creating Splunk queries, reports and dashboards
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills and a willingness and desire to collaborate in order to achieve the best results
• You bring a proactive mentality that is constantly looking for ways to improve
•  You’re passionate about customer service

Preferred Qualifications:

• You have hands-on experience with SIEM, SOAR and security platforms that feed into them
• You have worked in or managed a security operations center (SOC) before
• You have designed and built automation for security detection and response

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements 

Preferred locations for this position are:

• Los Angeles, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Denver, CO

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.  

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $142,630 to $209,740. 

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), company paid holidays, paid time off and paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.

COVID Travel Policy 

Fastly is committed to safeguarding the health and well-being of our employees. Therefore, new hires may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, in-person meetings, attending large events and working in an office location, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or if prohibited by local law.

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. 

• 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.

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! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.

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 candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901. 

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