Cyber Security Operations Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Leads a highly skilled and professional security operations function to ensure continuous monitoring, detection and rapid response to cyber threats, safeguarding the organization’s technology environment and critical assets.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage, lead and develop a professional security operations staff, defining vision, operating mode, tooling strategy and structure
• Establish and scale the Security Operations function, defining vision, operating model, tooling strategy and team structure
• Lead implementation and day-to-day operation of core security monitoring tools such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and threat intelligence platforms
• Manage the Security Operations Center (SOC), overseeing incident detection, triage, investigation, and escalation
• Develop and maintain operational playbooks and automation to accelerate threat detection and response
• Drive continuous improvement through threat hunting, advanced analytics and incident trend analysis Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned. Lead the management of the Security Operations Center (SOC), overseeing incident detection, triage, investigation, and escalation
• Ownership, implementation and maintenance of operational playbooks and automation to accelerate threat detection and response
• Drive continuous improvement through threat hunting, advanced analytics and incident trend analysis
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Five (5) years of systems and leadership development experience, including programming and technical project leadership. Experience in both mainframe and client/server environments.
• Proven expertise managing Security Operations Center (SOC) operations and security monitoring platforms
• Strong knowledge of cyber threats, vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies relevant to freight and logistics sectors
• Experience with cloud security monitoring, endpoint detection and response (EDR), network security and threat intelligence integration
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing demands.
• JOB CONDITIONS:
• Some travel required

PREFERRED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience with Agentic AI and AI-driven automation for SOC operations, including threat detection, investigation, triage, and incident response.

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