Manager Security Operations

Optimum Communications Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 134,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Communications Inc. is seeking a Manager of Cyber Security Engineering Operations to lead the team running our enterprise security platforms in production.

You will ensure the availability, performance, and lifecycle of firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, SASE, PKI, HSM, and security log pipelines across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will manage a team of engineers, serve as escalation point during security incidents, and collaborate with the SOC, IT, network and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity or network security engineering.
• At least 3 years leading or supervising technical staff.
• Hands-on experience operating enterprise firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, and SASE in production.
• Experience with PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and key management or HSM.
• Experience running security engineering operations in a 24x7 production environment, including on-call and change management practices.
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP security controls.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS/Azure/GCP security certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations of enterprise security platforms across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Manage the 24x7 on-call rotation and incident response escalation for security engineering.
• Oversee patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management of security infrastructure to stay on supported versions.
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and disaster recovery plans; test failover regularly.
• Collaborate with SOC, IT, network engineering, and cloud engineering to ensure reliable, auditable controls.

Skills

8+ years in cybersecurity or network

3+ years leading staff

Firewalls/WAF/DDoS/SASE operations

Automation to improve efficiency

Security protocols/cryptography

PCI/SOX audits experience

Communication & stakeholder engagement

Cloud security controls (AWS/Azure/GCP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/cybersecurity or related field

Tools

PKI

Certificate lifecycle management

Key management

HSM

Job description

Job Summary

As the Manager of Cyber Security Engineering Operations, you will lead the team that runs Optimum's enterprise security platforms in production. You will be responsible for the availability, performance, and lifecycle of technologies such as firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, SASE, PKI, HSM, and security log pipeline integrations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

You will manage a team of operations engineers, serve as the engineering escalation point during security incidents, and work with the Security Operations Center, IT, network engineering, and cloud engineering to keep controls reliable and auditable. The Manager will be a hands-on leader who values disciplined change practices, automation, and operational resilience.

Responsibilities

Platform Operations and Incident Response

• Manage the day-to-day operation, availability, and performance of enterprise security platforms, including firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, SASE, PKI, HSM, and security log pipelines.
• Run the 24x7 on-call rotation for security engineering, enforce defined escalation paths and service levels, and lead the response to platform incidents and customer-impacting events.
• Act as the engineering escalation point for the Security Operations Center during active incidents, including emergency blocks, rule changes, and DDoS mitigation.
• Maintain current operational runbooks, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery plans for each security platform, and test failover on a regular schedule.
• Automate routine operational work such as rule provisioning, health checks, and reporting to reduce manual effort and error.

Change, Lifecycle, and Compliance

• Administer the security policy and corporate change process so that every change is requested, peer reviewed, tested, and recorded through enterprise change management.
• Plan and carry out patching, upgrades, and end-of-life replacement of security infrastructure so platforms remain on supported and hardened versions.
• Oversee certificate and key lifecycle operations, including issuance, renewal, revocation, and expiration monitoring, to prevent outages caused by expired certificates.
• Maintain configuration baselines for security platforms and monitor for drift, unauthorized changes, and unused or overly permissive rules.
• Provide audit evidence and support control testing for PCI, SOX, and other regulatory and internal requirements that depend on security platform operations.

Team and Vendor Management

• Lead, coach, and develop the operations engineers and team leads, set priorities and workload, and complete performance reviews.
• Track platform uptime, change success rate, mean time to restore, and ticket backlog, and report results to the Director.
• Manage vendor support relationships, maintenance contracts, and license renewals for security engineering tools.
• Work with network and cloud engineering on capacity planning ahead of traffic growth and new service launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity or network security engineering, including at least 3 years leading or supervising technical staff.
• Hands-on experience operating enterprise firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, and SASE or comparable platforms in production.
• Experience with PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and key management or HSM.
• Experience running security engineering operations in a 24x7 production environment, including on-call and change management practices.
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP security controls.
• Proven use of automation to improve efficiency and reduce operational error.
• Strong understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, and authorization.
• Experience supporting PCI and SOX audits and control testing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Relevant certifications are a plus, such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or a GCP security certification.

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What's Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren't just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It's all part of the bigger picture of "Be The Difference" where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stop.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in New York is $133,661.00 - $219,586.00 / year. For other locations, please inquire with your recruiter. The rates/ranges provided herein are the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and do not reflect future job opportunity.

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