Sr. Manager, Security Operations

Role overview

Lead a technical security operations team and strengthen the organization’s ability to detect, investigate, and respond to threats. The role combines people leadership with hands-on ownership of security tooling, incident response, program measurement, and automation in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

- Hire, mentor, and develop security operations engineers, setting expectations for accountability and technical growth. - Own the rollout, operation, and improvement of defenses such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, vulnerability management, and email security tools. - Direct response to major security incidents, coordinating containment, recovery, and cross-functional communication. - Report incident status and impact to executive leaders and other stakeholders. - Improve detection and response processes with clear metrics, effective playbooks, and timely alert handling. - Work with engineering and IT teams to embed security practices and use automation, including AI-enabled approaches, to expand team capacity.

Requirements

- 10 or more years in security operations, including at least three years leading technical teams in a highly regulated industry. - Track record of building or improving incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management programs. - Strong practical knowledge of security platforms such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, secure email gateways, CSPM, and vulnerability scanners. - Working knowledge of automation using Python, Go, or a related language. - Experience leading high-severity incident response and communicating with executive, legal, and technical stakeholders. - Clear communication and leadership skills, including the ability to explain risk to technical and business audiences.

Nice to have

- Familiarity with security and control frameworks such as HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, or GDPR. - Experience applying AI or large language models to security operations.

Benefits and work setup

- Annual salary range: $156,000–$223,000, depending on qualifications and work location. - Full-time benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, a monthly mobile or internet stipend, stock options, bonus eligibility, parental leave, and a retirement plan.