Cyber Security Operations Center Manager (onsite 3 days)

Are you a hands-on security leader with deep technical expertise and a passion for automation? This is an opportunity to join our client, a successful financial services organization where you ll lead a global Security Operations Center (SOC), overseeing security incident response, automation-driven threat detection, and continuous security improvements. This role offers the opportunity to shape security strategy, optimize workflows, and drive innovation in a fast-paced, ever-expanding security landscape.

Location: Irvine, CA (onsite 3 days a week) LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Compensation: This full-time role is expected to pay a base of about $140-155k plus bonus and strong benefits package.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the Security Operations Center (SOC), overseeing security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
• Own security incident management, leading investigations, formulating response strategies, and ensuring rapid containment and remediation.
• Implement and optimize SOAR automation (Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR) to enhance security workflows, enabling scalability in threat monitoring and response.
• Oversee SIEM operations (Splunk) and integrate security event data for real-time threat intelligence.
• Manage and enhance security controls across a heavily Microsoft-based environment, including Defender products, Azure security, and AWS security tools.
• Drive continuous process automation, translating security workflows into automated response actions.
• Provide security insights to leadership, analyzing trends and recommending proactive risk mitigation strategies.

What Gets You The Job:

• 5 years of experience in a SOC environment, leading security investigations and response efforts.
• Strong technical expertise in SOAR (Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR), SIEM (Splunk), and Microsoft Defender security solutions.
• Deep analytical skills with the ability to assess threats, develop response strategies, and optimize security processes.
• Experience leading global SOC teams and working cross-functionally to improve security posture.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security, particularly Azure, AWS, and Sentinel One.
• Strong understanding of security automation, with experience developing automated workflows.
• Security certifications such as GIAC, CEH, OSCP, CISSP, or CISM preferred.

Irvine Technology Corporation (ITC) is a leading provider of technology and staffing solutions for IT, Security, Engineering, and Interactive Design disciplines servicing startups to enterprise clients, nationally. We pride ourselves in the ability to introduce you to our intimate network of business and technology leaders bringing you opportunity coupled with personal growth, and professional development! Join us. Let us catapult your career!

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