Chief SOC: Security Operations & Cyber Defense

CVS Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director - Security Operations Center to lead the cybersecurity operations for our healthcare business. You will drive threat monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to protect critical systems and customer trust.

You will build scalable processes, leverage automation and analytics, and partner with cloud, identity, and engineering teams to strengthen security posture while guiding a high-performing SOC team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience within medium-large scale environments.
• 5+ years leading Security Operations Center (SOC), Incident Response, Cyber Defense, or Threat Detection teams.
• 5+ years of Sexperience operating and optimizing enterprise security platforms, including SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, and security automation technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike Falcon, and Wirespeed.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience building, managing, and maturing security operations capabilities, including security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics, and security investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of the Security Operations Center, including threat monitoring, detection, investigation, response, and threat hunting activities.
• Establish operational processes, service levels, metrics, and reporting to measure effectiveness and support informed decision-making.
• Build and mature SOC capabilities that align security operations to business priorities, risk tolerance, and growth objectives.
• Ensure operational readiness, escalation procedures, and effective coordination during cybersecurity events and incidents.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for significant cyber incidents and coordinate response efforts across technical and business stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in detection engineering, investigation processes, and response workflows to reduce risk and improve response times.
• Leverage automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve operational efficiency and strengthen cyber defense outcomes.
• Develop and maintain security operations standards, processes, and controls aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen cyber resilience, incident preparedness, ransomware response readiness, and recovery capabilities.
• Provide leadership with visibility into threat activity, operational performance, emerging risks, and strategic recommendations.
• Support regulatory, audit, and risk management activities related to cybersecurity operations.
• Lead security operations across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network environments.
• Drive the effective use and continuous optimization of security technologies supporting monitoring, detection, investigation, and response functions.
• Partner with cloud, infrastructure, identity, and engineering teams to improve security visibility, response capabilities, and overall security posture.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring and threat detection coverage across critical systems, applications, and business services.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of security operations professionals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and career development opportunities to strengthen team capability and succession depth.
• Align team priorities and resources to evolving business needs, threat landscapes, and organizational objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through process optimization, automation, and standardization.
• Establish meaningful metrics and reporting that demonstrate operational performance, effectiveness, and risk reduction.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the maturity, scalability, and effectiveness of security operations capabilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology and business functions to ensure security operations remains aligned with organizational priorities.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

SOC leadership

Security platforms

Threat detection

Incident response

Security automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike Falcon

Wirespeed

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director - Security Operations Center to lead the cybersecurity operations for our healthcare business. You will drive threat monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to protect critical systems and customer trust.

You will build scalable processes, leverage automation and analytics, and partner with cloud, identity, and engineering teams to strengthen security posture while guiding a high-performing SOC team.