Gartner-posted 9 days ago
$106,000 - $145,000/Yr
Full-time • Manager
Hybrid • Irving, TX
5,001-10,000 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

This role supports Gartner's growing Security Operations team. We are seeking an experienced and innovative Manager, Detection Engineering and Security Automation to lead a team responsible for building, optimizing, and automating advanced detection and response capabilities across our security ecosystem. This role combines technical leadership, strategic planning, and hands-on expertise to ensure our organization can rapidly detect, respond to, and mitigate threats at scale. Our team is filled with lifelong learners who are consistently researching ways to better defend and stay ahead of the threats of tomorrow. We are a collaborative, flexible group, where good ideas are brought forth and acted upon, whether they come from the most experienced or the newest members of the team. As a leader on the team, you'll provide mentorship, guidance, and technical expertise.

  • Team Leadership & Strategy
  • Lead and mentor a team of detection and security automation engineers.
  • Define and execute the roadmap for detection engineering and security automation aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Detection Engineering
  • Oversee the design, development, and tuning of detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and cloud-native platforms.
  • Ensure detection coverage for emerging threats, MITRE ATT&CK techniques, and compliance requirements.
  • Partner with Threat Intelligence, Purple Teams and Security Operations teams to develop, validate and improve detection efficacy.
  • Security Automation
  • Drive the development of automated workflows for alert triage, incident response, and threat hunting.
  • Implement orchestration solutions (SOAR) to reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to respond (MTTR).
  • Identify repetitive tasks and build scalable automation solutions using scripting and APIs.
  • Operational Excellence
  • Establish KPIs and metrics to measure detection performance and automation impact.
  • Ensure high availability and reliability of detection and automation platforms.
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Stay current with evolving threat landscapes, detection technologies, and automation frameworks.
  • Evaluate and implement new tools and techniques to enhance detection and response capabilities.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field or 7+ years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, or related roles.
  • 3+ years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
  • Experience driving security projects from requirements gathering to completion
  • Ability to mentor, motivate, and coach team members, leading to operational excellence
  • Passion for security and solving tomorrow's problems
  • Skilled and experienced, but possessing a servant leader mindset
  • Able to relentlessly prioritize and see the big picture
  • Comfortable both with delegating and "rolling up your sleeves" when the time comes
  • Passion for coaching, mentoring, and development of others
  • Accountable, transparent and willing to go the extra mile when necessary
  • Passion for security and solving tomorrow's problems
  • Willing to learn new technology platforms
  • Strong team player
  • Able to work proactively in a time sensitive operations environment.
  • Innovation mindset - Takes opportunities to make existing processes more efficient and thinks "automation first"
  • Certifications such as GIAC GCDA, GCFA, GCTI, GPYC or equivalent are a plus
  • Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Demonstrated ability to transform and shape teams
  • Competitive compensation.
  • Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
  • Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
  • A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
  • A chance to make an impact - your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
  • Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
  • 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
  • Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
  • 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
  • Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
  • Parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Gartner Gives Charity Match.
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