Remote Senior Security Engineering & Operations Lead

J.D. Power; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Power is seeking a Senior Manager, Security Engineering & Operations to lead the North America security engineering and operations function, overseeing vulnerability management, incident response, threat hunting, and hands-on security engineering.

You will establish managed vulnerability services, define SLAs, and scale the team from crisis response to proactive threat management and modernization. This role requires both operational discipline and technical credibility.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security operations or engineering with hands-on technical depth.
• 7+ years managing security teams of 5+ engineers with coaching ability.
• Experience managing MSSP or managed vulnerability service engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Security Operations Engineer, Senior Security Engineer, and Security Engineers.
• Build high-performing teams and coaching culture.
• Establish vulnerability management program with partners, defining SLAs, tracking mechanisms, remediation governance, and executive reporting.
• Design and maintain enterprise incident response procedures, playbooks, escalation paths, and threat intelligence integration.
• Oversee 24x7 on‑call rotation, collaborate with HR/operations to improve sustainability and reduce burnout while preserving response quality.
• Manage the transition from crisis response mode to strategic engineering focus and modernization work.
• Develop KPIs for detection, response, and remediation; report quarterly to CISO on team metrics and program health.
• Lead hands‑on security engineering projects including infrastructure hardening, threat hunting, and controls validation.
• Interface with Cloud Platform, Infrastructure, and Development teams to embed security into engineering practices.
• Mentor team on automation, scripting, and process improvement to reduce manual toil.

Skills

Security operations leadership

Security engineering

Incident response

Vulnerability management

MSSP management

Team coaching

Automation & scripting

Cloud security

Threat hunting

Executive reporting

SLAs & governance

Security metrics

Tools

SIEM

Nessus

Qualys

Job description

JD Power is seeking a Senior Manager, Security Engineering & Operations to lead the North America security engineering and operations function, overseeing vulnerability management, incident response, threat hunting, and hands-on security engineering.

You will establish managed vulnerability services, define SLAs, and scale the team from crisis response to proactive threat management and modernization. This role requires both operational discipline and technical credibility.