Senior Manager, Cyber Security Operations
People-leader role heading cyber security operations delivery: the manager leads a team covering security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution, translating business priorities into plans and measurable outcomes. Core areas include SIEM, incident response, and vulnerability management.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chennai City Corporation, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or related discipline
- 10-12 years of relevant experience in cyber security operations or 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
- Proven SOC management experience (5+ years)
- Strong leadership and people management
- Deep security domain knowledge
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a related technical or business field
- 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
- Strategic thinking and program development
- Cybersecurity incident management
Full description
Job Summary - Job Description (Internal)
The Senior 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.
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
- 10 to 12 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