Engineering Manager, Security Operations

10 Hours ago • All levels • $196,000 PA - $294,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Engineering Manager, Security Operations role at Vercel involves leading and scaling security operations across the platform and enterprise security functions. The role focuses on operational resilience, incident response readiness, and fostering alignment across security and engineering teams. Responsibilities include overseeing threat detection, response processes, security best practices, and guiding Security Operations Engineers to ensure operational excellence. The manager will also be responsible for internal attack surface management, security automation, and supporting compliance initiatives.
Must have:
  • Lead security operations with incident response and threat detection.
  • Strong technical expertise in SIEM, logging, and cloud security.
  • Proven leadership in managing Security Operations Engineers.
  • Deep understanding of security automation and risk mitigation.
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) for automation.
  • Experience supporting security compliance efforts.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills for operational improvements.
Good to have:
  • Experience leading security operations in cloud-native environments.
  • Experience with SOC providers and security automation platforms.
  • Built and scaled incident response and threat detection programs.
  • Experience improving security observability across infrastructures.
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation package, including equity.
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package.
  • Mentorship and events for network and skill building.
  • Flexible Time Off.
  • Gear and WFH budget provided.

Job Details

About Vercel:

Vercel’s Frontend Cloud provides the developer experience and infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. Customers like Under Armour, eBay, The Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson, and Zapier use Vercel to build dynamic user experiences on the web.

At Vercel, our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products and that goes hand in hand with creating an environment where you can do the best work of your life.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Engineering Manager, Security Operations to lead and scale security operations across Vercel’s platform and enterprise security functions. This role will focus on operational resilience, incident response readiness, and fostering alignment across security and engineering teams. You will oversee threat detection, response processes, and security best practices, while guiding Security Operations Engineers to ensure operational excellence. 

This is a hybrid role based at our San Francisco office with two days in the office per week.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead and manage Security Operations for platform and enterprise security functions, ensuring effective detection and response capabilities.
  • Develop and refine incident response protocols and threat detection processes, ensuring rapid and effective mitigation of security incidents.
  • Own internal attack surface management, including SaaS security hardening, identity-aware access solutions, and other enterprise security controls to reduce exposure and enhance security posture.
  • Oversee SecOps best practices, ensuring operational resilience and continuous improvement in security monitoring and response.
  • Guide Security Operations Engineers, fostering technical growth and alignment across security functions.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align security operations objectives with business needs, ensuring proactive risk management.
  • Continuously assess and implement security automation to enhance efficiency and reduce operational overhead.
  • Support compliance initiatives (PCI, SOC2, ISO) by ensuring audit readiness and security visibility across critical systems.

About You:

  • Extensive experience leading security operations functions, including incident response, threat detection, and security monitoring at scale.
  • Strong technical expertise in SIEM, logging infrastructure, and cloud security (AWS, Kubernetes, serverless architectures).
  • Proven leadership in mentoring and managing Security Operations Engineers, fostering a high-performance security team.
  • Deep understanding of security automation, operational resilience, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) and experience with security automation frameworks.
  • Experience supporting security compliance efforts, ensuring visibility and control across platform and enterprise environments.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, collaborating with security, engineering, and business teams to drive operational improvements.

Bonus If You:

  • Have experience leading security operations in a high-growth, cloud-native environment.
  • Have worked with SOC providers, managed security services, or security automation platforms.
  • Have built and scaled incident response and threat detection programs.
  • Have experience improving security observability across distributed infrastructures.

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity.
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package.
  • Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
  • Flexible Time Off.
  • We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $196,000-$294,000. This salary range is an estimate. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. The total compensation package also includes benefits and equity-based compensation. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.

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