Lead Cybersecurity - SOC Team Lead

AT&T; Middletown (NJ); On-site; USD 141,300 - 211,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts on eligible plans

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Analyst in Middletown, NJ. The role involves leading SOC operations, ensuring effective monitoring and response to incidents. Candidates should possess over 5 years of cybersecurity experience and a degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity. The position offers a salary range of $141,300 to $211,900 with exceptional benefits including medical coverage, 401(k), and paid parental leave. Join our team to build the future of connectivity and cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity operations experience, including SOC monitoring and incident response.
• 1–2+ years in a lead/shift-lead role with demonstrated operational leadership.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM/SOAR and alert triage workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily SOC operations across shifts to ensure continuous monitoring.
• Coordinate shift handoffs and ensure accurate case documentation.
• Maintain operational readiness and enforce operational standards.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations experience

Incident response

Operational leadership

Log analysis

SIEM/SOAR experience

Artificial Intelligence techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Job description

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency, enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk‑taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future‑you’ll create it.

Lead Cybersecurity Analyst providing technical and operational leadership for a 24x7 SOC team, ensuring consistent execution of monitoring, triage, incident response, and escalation processes. This role sets and enforces operational standards, coordinates shift activities, delegates administrative and operational tasks, and serves as the primary interface between the SOC and senior leadership as well as cross‑functional business units. The Lead Analyst drives continuous improvement across people, process, and technology to strengthen detection, response, and reporting outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily SOC operations across shifts to ensure continuous monitoring and timely response to security events.
• Coordinate shift handoffs and ensure accurate case documentation.
• Provide real‑time direction during active incidents, including prioritization, tasking, and escalation.
• Maintain operational readiness (coverage, tooling availability, playbooks, and procedures).
• Define, document, and enforce SOC operational standards (SLAs, response time targets, escalation criteria, and documentation quality).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (use case tuning, reduction of false positives, workflow optimization).
• Assist with onboarding, cross‑training, and skills development plans for analysts.
• Communicate incident status clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate updates.
• Contribute to executive‑ready reporting and operational briefings.
• Track and report SOC Metrics (MTTA/MTTR, case volume, false positive rates, SLA compliance, escalation rates).
• Identify recurring issues and propose corrective actions (process, detection, or tooling changes).

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity operations experience, including SOC monitoring and incident response.
• 1–2+ years in a lead/shift‑lead role with demonstrated operational leadership.
• Hands‑on experience with SIEM/SOAR and alert triage workflows; ability to guide investigations end‑to‑end.
• Strong understanding of incident response lifecycle, log analysis, and attacker techniques (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).
• Experience setting procedures/standards and improving operational processes in a 24x7 environment.
• Familiarity with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) techniques in cybersecurity contexts (e.g., anomaly detection, threat hunting, behavioral analytics, or risk scoring).

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science or Cybersecurity. 5+ years of related experience. Certification is required in some areas.

Supervisor

No

Our Lead Cybersecurity earns between $141,300-$211,900 USD Annual, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company‑designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories
• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

- Full‑time office role-

Ready to join our team? Apply today.

Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Regular

Location

Middletown, New Jersey, USA: NC: Charlotte / Ibm Dr - Adm: 8505 Ibm Dr

Salary Range

$141,300.00 - $237,400.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.