Remote Senior Security Engineering & Operations Lead

J.D. Power; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Power is seeking a Senior Manager of Security Engineering & Operations to lead a North American function, overseeing vulnerability management, incident response, threat hunting, and hands-on security engineering. The role emphasizes scaling from crisis-driven response to proactive security engineering and strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in security domains and 7+ years of team leadership, with hands-on experience in SIEM and vulnerability platforms.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security operations, incident response, or security engineering roles with hands-on technical depth.
• 7+ years managing security teams of 5+ engineers with demonstrated team development and coaching ability.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking, and detection rule development.
• Proven track record transitioning teams from reactive incident response to proactive threat hunting and engineering.
• Experience managing managed security service provider (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 our 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, work with HR and operations to improve sustainability, and reduce burnout while maintaining 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

Incident response

Threat hunting

Security engineering

Team leadership

Tools

SIEM

Nessus

Qualys

Job description

JD Power is seeking a Senior Manager of Security Engineering & Operations to lead a North American function, overseeing vulnerability management, incident response, threat hunting, and hands-on security engineering. The role emphasizes scaling from crisis-driven response to proactive security engineering and strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in security domains and 7+ years of team leadership, with hands-on experience in SIEM and vulnerability platforms.