Evening Security Operations Lead | Incident Response & Mentorship

Knox Systems, Inc; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life & Disability

401k plan

Job summary

Knox Systems, Inc. seeks a senior security operations lead to own the 14:00–22:00 shift, define escalation criteria, and drive incident response for federal-grade cloud environments. You will update runbooks, ensure log quality, and mentor Tier 1/2 analysts to readiness and promotion.

The role emphasizes cloud security monitoring, detection engineering and incident response, with responsibility in reviews and FedRAMP activities. US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in security operations, including time as the senior person on a floor.
• Track record of developing people and leading teams.
• Strong grounding in cloud security monitoring, detection engineering and incident response.
• Ability to set standards and hold teams accountable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evening shift as the senior person on the floor from 14:00 to 22:00.
• Set escalation criteria and determine what wakes a manager or can be handled by the team.
• Run root cause analysis on containment incidents and update playbooks.
• Maintain shift logs, handovers and queue health across all shifts.
• Develop Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysts for readiness and promotion.
• Represent the team in incident reviews and FedRAMP evidence work.

Skills

Security operations

Cloud security

Incident response

Leadership

Job description

Knox Systems, Inc. seeks a senior security operations lead to own the 14:00–22:00 shift, define escalation criteria, and drive incident response for federal-grade cloud environments. You will update runbooks, ensure log quality, and mentor Tier 1/2 analysts to readiness and promotion.

The role emphasizes cloud security monitoring, detection engineering and incident response, with responsibility in reviews and FedRAMP activities. US citizenship is required.