Manager, Detection Engineering and Security Automation

Hiring near our Irving, TX Center of Excellence with a flexible environment.

About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About this role:

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.

What you will do:

• 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.

What you will need:

• 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

Who you are:

• 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, Google Cloud Platform)
• Demonstrated ability to transform and shape teams

Don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles!

What you will get:

• 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.
  And much more!

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That's why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 106,000 USD - 145,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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