Engineering Manager I, Threat Detection (AI)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager I, Threat Detection (AI): Leading a high-performing team to build AI-accelerated threat detection systems for cloud-native infrastructure with an accent on signal quality, platform engineering, and applied AI. Focus on designing detection-authoring agents, automating alert triage, and scaling detection capacity using ML systems.

Location: Hybrid in New York, NY, USA

Salary: $192,000 — $240,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a monitoring and security platform for cloud-scale applications.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of AI-accelerated detection and response.
• Drive development of high-fidelity detections and improve signal quality across the organization.
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of security and software engineers.
• Partner with SIRT, CTI, and AI Engineering teams to ensure reliable system integration.
• Define and track key program metrics, including detection coverage and model fidelity.
• Collaborate with internal AI initiatives to develop security-specific tooling and infrastructure.

Requirements

• Experience in security operations, detection engineering, or incident response.
• Strong understanding of modern threat actor techniques and the detection engineering lifecycle.
• Technical proficiency in reviewing detection logic, Python code, and security architecture.
• Experience building automation for security workflows, such as AI-driven detection or case triage.
• Prior experience at a SaaS or cloud infrastructure company.
• Proven people leadership experience with a focus on mentorship and inclusion.
• Must be eligible for required authorizations from the US government to conform to export control regulations.

Nice to have

• Experience leading threat hunts that drove lasting improvements in detection coverage.
• Ability to translate security research and threat intelligence into engineered systems.
• Experience designing SIEM pipelines or detection-as-code workflows.
• Experience building observability for detection systems (drift and false positive analysis).
• Background in shipping agentic or ML systems to production.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including healthcare, dental, and mental health services.
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Hybrid workplace designed to support work-life harmony.
• Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program.
• Continuous career development and professional pathing opportunities.