[Hiring] Security Operations Lead @Fireworks

Role Description

We're hiring our first Security Operations Lead to build and run the SecOps function at Fireworks AI. As we scale our AI infrastructure platform globally, we're investing in a modern detection and response capability anchored on CrowdStrike (EDR and SIEM, 365-day retention), Console AI for ticketing, and Incident.io for on-call and incident management. This role sits within the Security team and will primarily support Corporate Security and own incident response broadly, while partnering closely with Security Engineering on infrastructure-related incidents.

• Lead the rollout, tuning, and ongoing operation of CrowdStrike across our endpoint and cloud environment and SIEM use cases.
• Define and operate our detection and response program: build detection content, establish triage and escalation workflows, and continuously measure and improve coverage against frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
• Own incident response end-to-end: operationalize our existing SIRP into detailed playbooks, run incidents, lead post-incident reviews, and drive lessons learned into program improvements.
• Stand up our security operations workflow, including SOAR automation with Incident.io for alerting, on-call, and incident orchestration.
• Build and operationalize a threat intelligence capability: track threats relevant to AI infrastructure and our customer base, and translate intel into detections, hardening, and tabletop scenarios.
• Partner closely with Infrastructure, Corporate Security, and other cross-functional teams across the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in security operations, detection and response, incident response, or a closely related field.
• Hands-on experience with EDR platforms (CrowdStrike strongly preferred; SentinelOne, Defender, or similar also relevant).
• Strong detection engineering background: you've written, tested, and maintained detection content at scale.
• Demonstrated incident response leadership: you've run real incidents from triage through executive communication and post-incident review.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, SOAR platforms) applied to detection, response, and reporting workflows.
• Working knowledge of cloud security operations (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and the unique telemetry, attack patterns, and response considerations of cloud-native environments.
• Experience building or significantly maturing a SecOps function, including tooling selection, process design, and metrics.
• Comfort operating in a build phase: you can write the playbook and run the playbook.

Requirements

• Experience with SIEM detection engineering at scale (CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale/NG-SIEM, Splunk, Sumo Logic, Panther, or similar).
• Experience with Incident.io, PagerDuty, or comparable incident management tooling.
• Threat intelligence experience, including operationalizing intel into detection and hardening outcomes.
• Prior experience at an AI, cloud infrastructure, or high-growth SaaS company.
• Certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, OSCP, or similar.

Benefits

• Solve Hard Problems: Tackle challenges at the forefront of AI infrastructure.
• Build What’s Next: Work with bleeding-edge technology that impacts how businesses and developers harness AI globally.
• Ownership & Impact: Join a fast-growing, passionate team where your work directly shapes the future of AI.
• Learn from the Best: Collaborate with world-class engineers and AI researchers who thrive on curiosity and innovation.

Company Description

Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence, enabling companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own data, workflows, and products. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by AMD, Atreides, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, and TCV, Fireworks powers production AI with hundreds of state-of-the-art open models across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads. Today, Fireworks is a Series D company valued at $17.5 billion, bringing together an ambitious, collaborative team that's building the future of enterprise AI.