Senior Engineering Manager (Security) – Detection & Response

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America’s best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role

We’re looking for a hands-on Detection & Response manager to play a key role in Rippling’s security program. You’ll take the Detection & Response team to the next level, helping an extremely technical team expand their detection engineering capabilities and continue automating the response function. You will work closely with other members of the Security and broader Engineering organization to enhance and support our security efforts.

What you will do

• Lead the Rippling Detection and Response Team. Managing incidents and ensuring our customer data is safe.
• Build a multi-quarter strategic roadmap which focuses on our highest security risks and drives operational excellence throughout the program
• Identify inefficiencies within the team and drive process and system enhancements 
• Coaching and growing the individuals on your team through mentorship and performance management
• Work closely with our legal team, both during incident management and to make sure our response process is compliant
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Help further grow the detection and response team into a world class program
• Maintain a relentless commitment to elevating engineering standards within both the team and the organization as a whole

What you will need

• At least 6 years of experience in Detection & Response teams. 
• At least 3 years of experience as an Engineering Manager in leading small and mid-sized security teams
• Experience as a Detection & Response engineer prior to being a Manager. Strong technical chops. 
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or experience in a relevant field
• Team development skills: ability to set a roadmap and goals for a team and every one of its members, delegate intelligently, offer engineering advice, deliver frequent and transparent feedback, work with team members to grow in their careers, and ensure everyone delivers quality results

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected]

Rippling highly values in-office collaboration. Employees living within 30 miles of an office are expected to work onsite three days a week with those living 30-49.9 miles away expected to be in the office one day a week. Employees living over 50 miles away are required to relocate within 30 miles of an office. To enhance team cohesiveness, new employees are asked to work onsite three days a week for their first six months.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.