Director of Cyber Operations

Boldyn Networks; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Learning & development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits

Paid parental leave

Vacation 15 days+

Sick leave 10 days

Job summary

Boldyn Networks seeks a Director of Cyber Operations to lead our global security operations, set the operating model, and scale automation across markets. You will oversee detection engineering, incident response, and MSSP partnerships while guiding governance and continuous improvement.

You will work closely with IT, cloud, network, and engineering teams to improve telemetry, analytics, and playbooks, driving measurable security outcomes at a global scale.

Qualifications

• Extensive Azure security and cloud/network architecture experience.
• Leadership of 24x7 security monitoring and incident response.
• Experience managing MSSP/MDR relationships and SLAs.
• Proven ability to design SOAR use cases with automation.
• Strong threat detection, hunting, and telemetry governance.

Responsibilities

• Own the global Cyber Operations operating model with 24x7 monitoring and response.
• Lead incident response and drive post-incident analysis and improvements.
• Govern and optimize MSSP performance and service reviews monthly.
• Define telemetry, SIEM/XDR design, and case management standards.
• Develop and tune SOAR playbooks and automation at scale.
• Mentor teams and provide escalation support when needed.
• Collaborate across IT, cloud, network, and engineering to improve outcomes.

Skills

Azure security

Security operations leadership

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

MSSP management

SOAR automation

SIEM/XDR

Kusto Query Language (KQL)

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST SP 800-137

Tools

Azure Sentinel

KQL

Power Platform

SIEM tooling

Job description

Always On. Always Secure. Globally Connected.

Director of Cyber Operations

About the role

Are you passionate about building and leading world‑class security operations capabilities at scale?The Director of Cyber Operationsis accountable for the day‑to‑day effectiveness and ongoing maturity ofBoldyn’sglobal cyber security operations function. This is a small team environment, so the role blends hands‑on technical delivery with operational leadership:you’llsetthe operating model, drive automation andstandardization, and personally provide escalation support when needed. You Will ensure consistent monitoring, detection, and response acrossglobal markets. Working closely with internal IT, cloud, network, and engineering teams, you will also govern and manage third‑party Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) to deliver measurable security outcomes.

Whatyou’llbe doing

As part of the global cyber security team,you’llplay a critical role in protectingBoldyn’snational telecommunications infrastructure. Colleagues across IT, cloud, network, and market engineering teams will rely on your technicalexpertise, leadership, and ability to continuously improve security operations processes and outcomes.It’sa role with significant variety and global impact, andday‑to‑dayyou’llbe involved in the following areas:

• Own the global Cyber Operations operating model and ensure effective 24x7 monitoring and response (delivered via internal teams and MSSPs) across markets/environments.

• Act as named operational owner for monitoring, logging, detection, and incident management controls; ensure design, operation, testing/validation, continuous control‑health monitoring, remediation tracking, and audit evidence (e.g., ISO 27001 / Cyber Essentials+).

• Set telemetry standards and govern SOC architecture (SIEM/XDR, logging pipelines, case management), ensuring consistent onboarding and coverage across environments.

• Own detection engineering and SOAR automation outcomes: use‑case lifecycle (design/validate/tune/retire) plus automation at scale (e.g., Sentinel playbooks, case management, enrichment/integrations) to reduce alert fatigue and improve MTTD/MTTR.

• Provide hands‑on technical escalation support (including threat hunting where needed) and contribute to priority detections/playbooks in a small‑team environment.

• Own incident response end‑to‑end: define severity/escalation and communications, lead major incidents, and drive PIRs/root‑cause analysis and problem managementthroughcorrective actions and readiness improvements.

• Govern MSSP performance and stakeholder engagement: run monthly service reviews with the business, track KPIs/SLAs, translate risk and performance into clear actions, and drive continual improvement.

Whatyou’llbring

Think you could make a difference here?We’relooking for someone who genuinely cares about the welfare of our team.You’llwant to make an impact from day one. Withbig ideasabout how to improve our culture and the knowledge to get people on board. You will also have some of the following:

• Deep expertise in Azure security, cloud and network architectures, including security maturity assessments, gap analysis, and governance alignment

• Strong security operations leadership experience, including managing 24x7 monitoring/response services, major incident response leadership, and delivering outcomes across the Microsoft Security stack and Azure Sentinel

• Hands‑on experience with detection engineering, threat hunting, log analytics, and Kusto Query Language (KQL)

• Proven experience managing third‑party security service providers (MSSP/MDR): contract/SOW management, KPI/SLA definition, monthly service review cadence, and clear risk/performance communication to agree priorities and drive corrective actions

• Proven ability to design and implement SOAR use cases, including automation, malware sandboxing, and service desk integrations within Azure Sentinel

• Experience with log source onboarding, data normalization, schema design, data quality assurance, and operational reporting (metrics/dashboarding), including use of the Microsoft Power Platform

• Solid understanding of threat actor TTPs, supported by frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST SP 800‑137, and SANS Security Operations

• Ability to define, measure, and interpret operational performance metrics, KPIs, and control effectiveness, and build operational maturity through governance, RACI, runbooks/playbooks, continuous improvement, and validation (e.g., PIRs, problem management, control validation)

• Knowledge of security monitoring across IT and OT environments, including device types and infrastructure connectivity

• Experience applying threat deception and active defense techniques to enhance detection and response capabilities

• Relevant Azure, SOC, and Security Engineering certifications are beneficial but notrequired(e.g., SC‑100, SC‑200, AZ‑500, PL‑300, SBT L1/2, SANS DFIR, MITRE ATT&CK)

About us

At Boldyn Networks,we’rereimagining the future of interconnectivity. Our network solutions are solving some of tomorrow’s greatest challenges. We are one team across the globe. Always listening. Learning. We value different perspectives and challenge each other to be our best. Here, you can changelivestoday and create a better tomorrow.

Why work with us?

We’relarge enough to deliver andmaintainlarge‑scale operations, giving you the opportunity to work on exciting projects and expand your skills.You’llbe surrounded by talented colleagues who thrive on solving problems, just like you. Together,you’llmake your mark on projects that matter and find new strengths along the way.

We also offer:

• Salary: $130,000 - $150,000

• Annual Bonus: 15%

• Learningand development opportunities

• Flexible working opportunities

• Competitive benefit packages

• Paid Parental Leave

• Vacation starting at15 daysincreasing with length of service

• 10 dayspaid sick leave

• 4 days off each year to volunteer

Diversity recognizes the ways we differ.Our backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are what make us unique. Andit’simportant to us, to our future. To build a workforcethat’srepresentative of the societies we serve. So that we can listen, learn, and understand how to solve our customers’ problems in the smartest ways possible.