Security Operations & Incident Response Lead

Jobtailor; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Security Operations Leader in New Jersey to manage incident response, triage threats, and coordinate across CSIRT/CSOC and IT teams. The role requires extensive SIEM/EDR/XDR experience, strong risk assessments, and a track record of guiding security controls.

The ideal candidate will lead real-time analysis of cyber incidents affecting bank operations, oversee incident queues, and ensure SLA adherence while supporting on-call rotations and cross-functional

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in information security operations
• Minimum 3 years leading or coordinating a Security Operations Monitoring team
• Thorough understanding of security controls, mechanisms, and threat risk assessment techniques
• Expert knowledge of security incident and event management, enterprise incident management frameworks, log analysis, network traffic analysis, malware investigation and remediation, SIEM correlation logic, and alert generation
• Expert knowledge of SIEM, EDR, XDR, firewalls, WAF, NIDS, or equivalent technologies
• Understanding of NIST Cybersecurity Framework, SANS Top 20 Critical Security Controls, and OWASP Top 10
• Expert knowledge of enterprise IT operations, incident management, change management, access/identity management, security operations, vulnerability and compliance management, ticketing systems, incident ticket lifecycles, and SLA terms
• Ability to analyze and report on information from multiple data sources using data-mining techniques
• Ability to produce reports and present results to technical and executive stakeholders
• Strong organizational and self-directing skills
• Ability to initiate, coordinate, prioritize, and complete responsibilities with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Basic programming skills in scripting languages are desirable
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent program in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a similar field is required
• Completion of GIAC GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GCFA, CCNP, CCNA, or CISSP
• Ability to work rotating North America shifts and weekly on-call rotations
• Ability to perform sedentary work and continuous multitasking, office-equipment operation, concentration, reading, writing, comprehension, and basic arithmetic
• Occasional domestic travel and occasional lifting/carrying under 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and/or implement technology controls and information security policies, programs, and tools
• Provide specialized expertise and guidance on risk assessment, gap identification, and security solutions
• Lead and coordinate real-time analysis of cyber incidents affecting bank operations
• Analyze, triage, remediate, and elevate security incidents to the CSIRT when needed
• Manage the internal incident queue and ensure incidents are recorded, updated, followed up, and closed according to SLAs
• Guide the identification, triage, and remediation of web attacks, malware incidents, and other threats
• Participate in rotating 24x7 security monitoring operations and weekly on-call coverage
• Balance operational BAU and queue work with project and improvement initiatives
• Produce complex reporting, analysis, and assessments at functional, business-line, or enterprise level
• Respond to, investigate, and remediate cyber threats to the bank
• Coordinate information among technical teams, CSOC, CSIRT, ITS, and Lines of Business Technology Solutions

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Security Operations Leader in New Jersey to manage incident response, triage threats, and coordinate across CSIRT/CSOC and IT teams. The role requires extensive SIEM/EDR/XDR experience, strong risk assessments, and a track record of guiding security controls.

The ideal candidate will lead real-time analysis of cyber incidents affecting bank operations, oversee incident queues, and ensure SLA adherence while supporting on-call rotations and cross-functional