Security Operations Lead: Incident Command & Detection

Polsinelli PC; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance and benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD & D insurance

401(k) benefits

Employee assistance benefits

Job summary

Polsinelli PC in Kansas City is seeking a Manager of Security Operations to lead the firm’s day-to-day cybersecurity operations, including threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management. You will coordinate responses, minimize disruption, and guide cross-functional efforts to protect sensitive data and enterprise systems.

The role requires strong technical expertise, operational discipline, and leadership to establish repeatable processes and improve security readiness across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience including security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Experience managing significant cybersecurity incidents and coordinating cross-functional incident response.
• Knowledge of enterprise security architectures, endpoint protection, identity security, network security, cloud security, and security monitoring technologies.
• Experience developing security procedures, incident response playbooks, operational metrics, and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day cybersecurity operations, including threat detection and incident response.
• Coordinate incident response activities across cross-functional teams to minimize business disruption.
• Oversee vulnerability management, data loss prevention, and security monitoring of enterprise applications.
• Act as primary incident commander during significant cybersecurity incidents.
• Apply risk-based approaches to protect information assets and technology infrastructure.

Skills

Incident Response

Threat Detection

Analytical Thinking

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Security Monitoring

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/Information Security/Computer Science/Information Technology or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

DLP

Vulnerability Scanning

ITSM platforms

Microsoft 365/Azure

Job description

Polsinelli PC in Kansas City is seeking a Manager of Security Operations to lead the firm’s day-to-day cybersecurity operations, including threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management. You will coordinate responses, minimize disruption, and guide cross-functional efforts to protect sensitive data and enterprise systems.

The role requires strong technical expertise, operational discipline, and leadership to establish repeatable processes and improve security readiness across