Manager, Security Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +16 more states.

📋 Description

• Direct and oversee the daily cybersecurity operations of the organization.

• Manage threat detection, incident response, data loss prevention, vulnerability management, email security, and enterprise application security.

• Provide leadership for security monitoring, investigation, and response initiatives.

• Ensure that security threats and vulnerabilities are identified, assessed, prioritized, and resolved promptly.

• Act as the primary incident commander during critical cybersecurity events.

• Coordinate technical response efforts and cross-departmental resources to mitigate business disruption and organizational risk.

• Safeguard the organization's information assets, technological infrastructure, and sensitive data.

• Develop repeatable operational processes, enhance security capabilities, and measure the effectiveness of programs.

• Offer tactical oversight alongside strategic operational leadership.

• Appropriately communicate risks and ensure that cybersecurity incidents are managed with discipline, urgency, and accountability.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information security, with considerable hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management.

• Proven experience in managing significant cybersecurity incidents and coordinating cross-functional incident response efforts.

• Working knowledge of enterprise security architectures, endpoint protection, identity security, network security, cloud security, and security monitoring technologies.

• Experience in developing security procedures, incident response playbooks, operational metrics, and management reporting.

• Strong grasp of incident response methodologies, digital forensics principles, and cybersecurity investigation techniques.

• Familiarity with SIEM, EDR/XDR, DLP, vulnerability scanning, email security, and ITSM platforms.

• Knowledge of security technologies.

• Understanding of common attack techniques, including ransomware operations, phishing, credential compromise, lateral movement, and data exfiltration.

• Familiarity with vulnerability scoring and prioritization methodologies, such as CVSS, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), and exploit intelligence.

• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST SP 800-61, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and CIS Controls.

• Strong analytical, investigative, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.

• Availability to provide leadership and incident command support during significant cybersecurity incidents, including outside regular business hours when necessary.

• Must exercise sound judgment and maintain strict confidentiality when managing sensitive organizational information, security investigations, and incident-related evidence.

• Must stay informed about emerging threats, evolving cybersecurity technologies, and industry best practices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off.

• Sick time off.

• Referral program.

• Medical insurance and benefits.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• AD&D insurance.

• ID Theft insurance.

• Long-term disability benefits.

• Short-term disability benefits.

• Parking/Transit reimbursement (varies depending on location).

• 401(k) benefits.

• Employee assistance benefits.