Lead SecOps Manager (24/7 Incident Response)

Chenega Professional Services Strategic Business Unit; Virginia; On-site; USD 185,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Chenega MIOS is seeking a Security Operations Manager to lead on-floor Tier 1 security operations for Google Public Sector, in sovereign and controlled environments. You will coach analysts, pre-screen escalations, and drive playbook improvements while ensuring timely incident responses and customer ownership of remediation tasks.

Role requires 5+ years in SOC/IR, DoD 8140 CSSP Analyst certification, and TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security operations (SOC) or incident response.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, IDS, EDR, and case management tools.
• Active DoD 8140 CSSP Analyst certification required before billable work.
• Completion of Google’s onboarding and government-contract compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-floor Tier 1 security operations and coach analysts.
• Oversee incident reporting, escalation, and documentation to runbooks.
• Coordinate with Google SecOps engineering for detections and playbooks.
• Maintain 24/7/365 coverage and ensure SLA targets are met.
• Drive playbook development and SIEM tuning with engineering teams.

Skills

SIEM

IDS

EDR

Coaching analysts

Ticketing tools

Education

DoD 8140 CSSP Analyst Certification

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Splunk

ELK

ServiceNow

EDR tools

Job description

Chenega MIOS is seeking a Security Operations Manager to lead on-floor Tier 1 security operations for Google Public Sector, in sovereign and controlled environments. You will coach analysts, pre-screen escalations, and drive playbook improvements while ensuring timely incident responses and customer ownership of remediation tasks.

Role requires 5+ years in SOC/IR, DoD 8140 CSSP Analyst certification, and TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.