Director of Cybersecurity Operations (Onsite, Wisconsin)

Generac Power Systems; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac Power Systems seeks a visionary cybersecurity leader to serve as Director of Cybersecurity Operations, guiding global security operations, incident response, and security engineering. You will align enterprise security with executive strategy, drive automation, and leverage AI to scale capabilities across a growing technology-driven organization.

The role reports to the CISO, is based onsite at the Waukesha, WI headquarters, and involves building world-class telemetry, SOAR, and

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 5 years in security operations, incident response, or security engineering.
• Experience leading global teams spanning engineering and operations disciplines.
• Proven ability to direct enterprise incident response including major incident command and external partners.
• Experience managing XDR, MSSP or managed detection services and related contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global Security Operations Center, defining vision, operating model, and a mature detection/response capability.
• Own the enterprise Incident Response function, playbooks, exercises, escalations, and executive communications.
• Partner with XDR providers and managed services to ensure around-the-clock coverage and accountability.
• Mature SOAR and AI-enabled operations to reduce mean time to detect and respond.
• Oversee Cybersecurity Engineering for endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and email security platforms.
• Own telemetry strategy for SIEM, ensure data sources are actionable and cost-effective.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Security engineering

XDR

SIEM

SOAR

AI in security

Threat intelligence

Leadership

Vendor governance

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST CSF

Job description

Generac Power Systems seeks a visionary cybersecurity leader to serve as Director of Cybersecurity Operations, guiding global security operations, incident response, and security engineering. You will align enterprise security with executive strategy, drive automation, and leverage AI to scale capabilities across a growing technology-driven organization.

The role reports to the CISO, is based onsite at the Waukesha, WI headquarters, and involves building world-class telemetry, SOAR, and