TL;DR

Senior Engineering Manager (Cybersecurity): Leading the Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) team within Detection & Response, focusing on protecting the community, people, and platform from online threats. Focus on strategy, execution, and team leadership to ensure world-class monitoring, incident response, threat intelligence, and operational resilience.

Location: Hybrid in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, or Adelaide, Australia; or remote.

Company

Canva is redefining how the world experiences design.

What you will do

  • Set and deliver the strategy for the DFIR team within Detection & Response, aligned with Security & Trust priorities.
  • Lead security engineers, ensuring clarity of direction, accountability, and high performance.
  • Direct the evolution of Canva’s Security Operations, threat hunting, and incident response capabilities.
  • Evaluate complex, multi-dimensional security challenges and guide the development of innovative, scalable solutions.
  • Embed operational excellence, metrics, and automation to drive measurable improvements in detection and response maturity.
  • Partner with stakeholders during high-severity incidents, providing clear risk framing and decisive leadership.

Requirements

  • Significant experience leading Detection & Response or Security Operations functions in high-scale cloud environments.
  • Proven experience leading and developing individual contributors.
  • A track record of uplifting security maturity across security operations, detection engineering, incident response, and/or threat hunting.
  • Strong executive communication skills.
  • A proactive, systems-thinking mindset.
  • A passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to Canva’s values.

Culture & Benefits

  • Equity packages.
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers.
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more.
  • Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally.

Hiring process

  • Interviews are conducted virtually.