Security Operations Center Director

Company: Ledgent Technology
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Manaaged Service Provider in Houston is looking for a Security Operations Center (SOC) Director. Salary is in the $160,000 range and is a full time role (not contract).It is not remote. Duties* Assist and lead in building a world class Security operations department and team. Including but not limited to creating baseline operations, SOPs, and process controls. Review of current SLAs and integration of new department action items.* Manage the scoping, containment, remediation, reporting (internal/external) of all incidents. Supporting cyber security incident response team. Providing guidance on control implementation for post-incident risk reduction. * Owner and executing on creating and presenting comprehensive and accurate reports for both technical and executive audiences.* Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactic, and procedures in indicators of compromise that can be applied to current and future investigations.* Partner with HR to build out team members. Will start with 4-5 team members.* Manage security support processes for customer networks across multiple technologies and vendors including: Velocloud SD-WAN, Meraki, Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet.* Review, manage, and escalate SOC alerts and classify as necessary; escalation to team and leadership on action items.Qualifications and Experience* Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college preferred. Computer Science, mathematics, or engineering high preferred. Equivalent years of experience can be substituted.* 10+ years' experience in Managed--Services SOC environments or mid-enterprise--internal SOC experience. Experience should notate escalating responsibilities.* 5+ years' experience supporting mid-enterprise or large organizations in either director or indirect security operations.* Demonstrated ability to document issues with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.* Confident leader in building a new department within an established organization.* Comfortable supporting a wide variety of industries including banking, healthcare, and other heavily regulated environments.* Excellent spoken and written communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills.We are an equal opportunity employer and make hiring decisions based on merit. Recruitment, hiring, training, and job assignments are made without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, or any other protected classification. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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