Mission-Critical Security Operations Lead (Aerospace)

Northwood; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood is looking for a Security Operations Lead to establish and manage the security operations center (SOC). This role involves hands-on incident response and the development of detection and threat hunting programs.

The ideal candidate has significant experience with SIEM platforms, security automation, and leading high-stakes operations in regulated environments. The role includes developing metrics, monitoring telemetry, and collaborating with security engineering teams.

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Qualifications

• 5+ years of SOC operations or incident response experience with technical leadership.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platform building and operation.
• Digital forensics proficiency with tools like Volatility.
• Strong Python or Bash skills for security automation.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate Northwood's SOC function for security monitoring.
• Develop detection content aligned to security frameworks.
• Lead incident response and develop playbooks.
• Proactively hunt for threats across multiple environments.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

Threat hunting

SIEM platforms

Digital forensics

Python automation

Tools

Volatility

YARA

AWS GovCloud

FortiGate

Cloudflare Zero Trust

Job description

Northwood is looking for a Security Operations Lead to establish and manage the security operations center (SOC). This role involves hands-on incident response and the development of detection and threat hunting programs.

The ideal candidate has significant experience with SIEM platforms, security automation, and leading high-stakes operations in regulated environments. The role includes developing metrics, monitoring telemetry, and collaborating with security engineering teams.

Join us in making an impact in space communications technology!