Lead Security Ops Specialist - Detection & Response (Hybrid)

Pearson; Santa Fe (NM); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call rotation

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson environments. You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.

The role requires 4+ years in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering, with hands-on Cloud security experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering in regulated environments or government clients.
• Hands-on with cloud security across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Strong communication skills for translating technical risk to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced SOC operations, including incident detection, triage, containment, and root cause analysis.
• Develop, implement, and optimize detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows.
• Continuously assess and enhance SOC processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence to analyze risks and integrate TTPs into SOC operations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and communicate findings clearly.
• Ensure SOC activities comply with standards and Pearson policies.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics.

Skills

Regulated environments

Security operations

Incident response

Detection engineering

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Stakeholder management

Tools

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson environments. You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.

The role requires 4+ years in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering, with hands-on Cloud security experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and strong stakeholder