Hybrid Director, Security Operations

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About the role

  • Director of Security Operations overseeing incident response tasks at Gartner. Leading a geographically dispersed team and improving capabilities for detecting and responding to threats.

Responsibilities

  • Drive operational excellence of a geographically dispersed Security Operations team.
  • Serve as the Incident Commander during the incident response process.
  • Continuously seek out opportunities to improve the team’s ability to rapidly and effectively respond to security incidents.
  • Work with key business stakeholders to detect, respond to, and remediate security issues.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, promoting a culture of open communication, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
  • Drive automation initiatives, enhancing analyst capabilities and workflows while eliminating monotonous tasks.
  • Develop innovative and cutting-edge detection content aligned with ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and various other cyber security frameworks.
  • Bring your own ideas and solutions to a fast-paced, growing, and evolving team centered around operational excellence.
  • Ensure smooth handover of alerts and incidents between team members located in various geographic locations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or 6+ years of experience in Information security.
  • Previous experience leading a SOC, Hunt, and/or Incident Response Team or progressive growth in responsibilities in a SOC environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and analyze security events, enabling swift decision-making on appropriate courses of action and initiating timely and proportional responses.
  • Expertise in conducting and driving analysis and investigation of cybersecurity incidents.
  • Experience articulating technical findings and creating detailed incident reports.
  • Extensive experience in leveraging security tools such as SIEM, EDR, web proxy and email security tools.
  • Experience driving security projects from requirements gathering to completion.
  • Ability to mentor, motivate, and coach team members, leading to operational excellence.
  • Passion for security and solving tomorrow’s problems.
  • Certifications like CISSP, GCIH, GCFA or equivalent are a plus.
  • Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Demonstrated ability to transform and shape teams.
  • Scripting or programming experience (Python, PowerShell, Bash).

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation.
  • Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
  • Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
  • A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
  • A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
  • Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
  • 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
  • Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
  • 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
  • Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
  • Parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Gartner Gives Charity Match.
  • And much more!

Job title

Director, Security Operations

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$120,000 - $167,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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