Senior Engineering Manager, Precision Defense

Horizon3.ai is a fast-growing, remote cybersecurity company seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead its Precision Defense engineering teams, focusing on building and evolving honeypots, honeytokens, and deception capabilities to detect real attacker behavior and provide a high-fidelity last line of defense.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading multiple backend/platform or detection/defense teams, or an engineering org, in a SaaS, cybersecurity, or cloud-scale environment.
• Track record of taking products from concept to market, including POCs, MVPs, launches, and iterative improvements.
• Highly technical background with expertise in software development and B2B SaaS multi-product platforms.
• Deep understanding of scalable backend architecture, data modeling, databases, and distributed systems.
• Experience with data pipelines and ETL systems, including performance, reliability, and observability considerations.
• Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure concepts (AWS, GCP, or Azure), DevOps, and resilience engineering.
• Detection & Response Domain Exposure: Familiarity with modern detection and response concepts, including EDR, SIEM, threat detection rules, and detection engineering best practices.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to explain complex technical and risk concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Inclusive Team
• Growth Opportunities
• Innovative Culture
• Remote Work
• Competitive Compensation
• Flexible Vacation Policy
• Generous Parental Leave
• Health, Vision & Dental Care for You and Your Family