As the Senior Engineering Manager for Detection & Response, you will shape and execute the strategic vision for Canva’s Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) function. Your leadership will directly strengthen the organization’s ability to detect threats, respond to incidents, and proactively hunt for risks across a global cloud platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive the roadmap for the DFIR team, aligning with broader security and trust objectives.
- Lead and mentor a team of skilled security engineers, fostering ownership, growth, and consistent high performance.
- Advance capabilities in threat detection, incident response, and proactive threat hunting to stay ahead of evolving threats.
- Design and implement scalable, automated solutions to improve detection accuracy and response efficiency.
- Champion operational rigor by establishing metrics, improving workflows, and integrating resilience into core processes.
- Act as a trusted leader during critical incidents, providing clear guidance and risk assessment to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Cultivate a culture of excellence and inclusion, attracting and retaining top talent in security engineering.
What You Bring
- Proven leadership in Detection & Response or Security Operations within large-scale cloud environments.
- Experience developing individual contributors and scaling technical teams effectively.
- A demonstrated ability to elevate security maturity across detection, response, and threat hunting disciplines.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical risks in business terms.
- A forward-thinking, systems-based approach to security—focused on prevention, resilience, and long-term enablement.
- Commitment to building diverse, values-aligned teams that thrive in fast-moving environments.
Why This Matters
You’ll play a pivotal role in advancing how security operates at global scale—transforming reactive practices into proactive, sustainable resilience. This role offers deep influence in a product-driven company experiencing rapid growth, with opportunities to shape strategy, mentor future leaders, and scale impact across a growing security supergroup.
