Manager, Cyber Security Operations
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Summary
People-leader role heading cyber security operations: the manager plans and runs delivery across security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution, while coaching the team and managing risks, budgets, and vendors. Requires 4-9 years in security ops, SIEM knowledge, and team-leadership experience.
Job Summary - Job Description
The Manager, Cyber Security Operations leads cyber security operations delivery and operational performance across security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution. This people-leader role translates business and product priorities into plans, establishes quality and governance expectations, manages risks and dependencies, and develops a high-performing team that delivers measurable outcomes.
DU Tech is looking for a Manager, Cyber Security Operations to lead cyber security operations capabilities across security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution. This role combines people leadership, delivery accountability, stakeholder partnership, and disciplined execution to deliver reliable, scalable, secure, and customer-focused outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
Delivery & Execution
• Lead planning, delivery, and operational performance for cyber security operations.
• Guide a team responsible for security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution.
• Translate priorities into roadmaps, plans, backlogs, and measurable outcomes.
• Reinforce quality, architecture, security, privacy, compliance, and operational standards.
• Manage capacity, delivery risks, dependencies, budgets, and vendors as applicable.
• Use metrics to improve quality, speed, reliability, cost, and stakeholder value.
Support & Enablement
• Lead, coach, and develop team members; support hiring, performance, and talent processes.
• Build strong partnerships across business, product, architecture, security, data, and technology teams.
• Communicate priorities, progress, risks, and decisions clearly.
• Create an inclusive, accountable, and high-performing team environment.
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
• 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in cyber security operations or a closely related discipline
• Experience with security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution
• Experience leading teams, workstreams, programs, or technology delivery in a complex organization
• Knowledge of SIEM, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, security operations, and automation
• Experience collaborating across business and technology teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)
• Master's degree in a related technical or business field is preferred
• Advanced knowledge of SIEM, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, security operations, and automation
• Experience with enterprise-scale cloud, data, digital, retail, pharmacy, healthcare, or customer technology environments
• Experience working with global teams, managed service partners, or distributed delivery models
• Relevant industry, cloud, agile, product, architecture, data, security, design, or technology certifications are preferred