Manager, R&D - AI SOC Automation

At Arctic Wolf, we're redefining the cybersecurity landscape. With our employee Pack members, spread out globally, committed to setting new industry standards. Our accomplishments speak for themselves, from our recognition in the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 to winning the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company that’s not only leading, but also shaping, the future of security operations. 
 

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our Security Operations Automation team—an advanced engineering group driving the next generation of intelligent, autonomous cybersecurity operations. 

Your team will design and build scalable systems that combine traditional automation with AI-powered decision-making, agentic frameworks, and detection-as-code pipelines to reduce manual effort, accelerate incident response, and increase the reliability of security workflows. You will play a key role in shaping strategy, building a high-performing team, and delivering technical solutions that directly enhance the effectiveness of our Security Operations. This is an opportunity to lead in a space where engineering, cybersecurity, and AI converge—at scale. 

Arctic Wolf Labs is the research-focused division at Arctic Wolf focused on advancing innovation in the field of security operations. The mission of Arctic Wolf Labs is to develop cutting-edge technology and tools that are designed to enhance the company’s core mission to end cyber risk, while also bringing comprehensive security intelligence to Arctic Wolf’s customer base and the security community-at-large. The Arctic Wolf Labs Engineering team partners with top threat & security researchers, data scientists, detection engineers, security operations professionals, and other engineering organizations to deliver on high-impact solutions to challenging problems. 

About the Role:  

• Lead a team of software engineers focused on automating SOC workflows using cloud-native, data-intensive, and AI-driven systems 

• Own end-to-end delivery of intelligent automation capabilities: detection pipelines, response playbooks, enrichment services, and agentic systems 

• Partner with threat detection, incident response, data science, and platform engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and context-aware automation 

• Guide architectural decisions for integrating LLMs, reasoning agents, and autonomous task execution frameworks into SOC tooling 

• Prioritize and deliver roadmap objectives while maintaining high technical quality, code health, and team velocity 

About You:

• 2+ years in a technical leadership or engineering management role in cybersecurity 

• 7+ years in backend software, infrastructure, or security-focused development 

• Strong understanding of automation design patterns, data pipelines, and distributed systems 

• Experience working with or integrating AI/ML components into production systems 

• Ability to translate high-level SOC goals into scalable technical plans and engineering priorities 

• Track record of growing and mentoring engineering talent, and leading cross-functional delivery 

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. 

Our Values  

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.  

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.   

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.  

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:  

Equity for all employees 

Flexible annual leave, paid holidays and volunteer days 

Training and career development programs 

Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance for you and your family, life insurance (3x compensation), and personal accident insurance. 

Fertility support and paid parental leave 

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com.  

Security Requirements

Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AW’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of AW business information assets.

Must pass a criminal background check and an employment verification as a condition of employment.