IT Security Operations Leader

Babcock Power; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock Power is seeking a Manager of IT Security to lead day-to-day security operations and advance the program maturity. You will manage cyber risk, oversee governance and incident response, and partner with business and IT leaders to translate technical risk into business priorities.

The role requires strong leadership, experience with Microsoft security technologies, and a track record of delivering security capabilities across cloud, identity, and data protection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Progressive experience in information security, including security operations, incident response, risk management, and program delivery.
• Experience leading security professionals and directing work in a complex, changing environment.
• Strong governance, risk, and compliance knowledge with ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST CSF familiarity.
• Experience with Microsoft security technologies (Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Purview, Entra, Defender for Cloud/Office 365).
• Experience with IAM, vulnerability management, network/security, cloud security, data protection, email security, and security awareness programs.
• Ability to lead major incident responses and communicate with tech and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the security team, set priorities, coach, and ensure accountability for outcomes.
• Balance daily operations with project delivery, audit support, and long-term initiatives.
• Own the security operations model, including queue health, escalation, SLAs, KPIs, and continuous improvement.
• Direct response to major incidents with coordination of stakeholders and executives; maintain playbooks and post-incident reviews.
• Oversee threat detection and the full vulnerability management lifecycle from prioritization to remediation and reporting.
• Evaluate, pilot, and operationalize security capabilities with IT, cloud, and business teams.
• Provide oversight for identity and access, network and cloud security, email security, and endpoint protection.
• Guide security engineering and automation and ensure smooth handoff to support teams.
• Lead risk assessments, audits, policy management, and ISO/NIST alignment.
• Translate threats and risks into clear business language for leadership and auditors.

Skills

Security leadership

Incident response

Threat detection

Governance & policy

Stakeholder management

Security communications

Automation (PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Cybersecurity

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender XDR

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Entra

Defender for Cloud

Defender for Office 365

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

KQL

SOAR

Job description

Babcock Power is seeking a Manager of IT Security to lead day-to-day security operations and advance the program maturity. You will manage cyber risk, oversee governance and incident response, and partner with business and IT leaders to translate technical risk into business priorities.

The role requires strong leadership, experience with Microsoft security technologies, and a track record of delivering security capabilities across cloud, identity, and data protection.