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Senior Manager, Detection & Response (Security Engineering)

Confluent · Remote, United States

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We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them. It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together. One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking an experienced engineering leader to head our Detection & Response organization within Infrastructure Security. In this role, you will define the strategic vision, technical roadmap, and operational execution for how Confluent detects, investigates, and responds to security threats across our multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure). You will lead and grow a distributed team of high-performing engineers across North America and India. Our team applies modern engineering principles to security - leveraging scalable Kubernetes pipelines, custom ETL jobs, AI-assisted triage workflows, and Confluent’s own data-streaming platform (Kafka) as our central transport. If you are passionate about building real-time, high-throughput security automation and fostering an engineering-first incident response culture, this role is for you. WHAT YOU WILL DO: - Own the strategic vision and roadmap execution for Confluent's Detection & Response program across our multi-cloud infrastructure. - Build, scale, and mentor a distributed, global team across North America and India. - Drive the evolution of detection engineering and incident response capabilities by utilizing modern software practices with an emphasis on large scale automation. - Oversee security incident response operations, serving as an escalation point/Incident Commander during high-severity security ev

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