Security Operations Manager: Incident Response & SOC Lead

McKinsey & Company, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

McKinsey & Company, Inc. is seeking a senior security leader to drive incident response in our Americas SOC. You will manage a team of analysts, act as the incident commander for major events, and oversee end-to-end cyber remediation across endpoints, networks, and clouds.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in security operations, strong cloud and EDR/SIEM expertise, and proven leadership to mentor a high-performance team while communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required for this role.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in Security Operations, Cyber Defense, Incident Response, or Threat Detection.
• 2+ years in a people-management or team-lead capacity.
• Strong understanding of security monitoring and incident response across enterprise and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and AI/LLM-related security risks.
• Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR, SIEM, and cloud security tools; knowledge of Microsoft Defender EDR and Cortex XSIAM preferred.
• Proficiency in using AI/LLM tools to build automations and scripts; ability to mentor team on secure use.
• Strong people-leadership skills to coach and develop a security analysts team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response operations within our SOC for the Americas time zones.
• Own end-to-end management of cybersecurity incidents.
• Act as incident commander for high-impact security events.
• Direct log analysis across endpoint, network, and cloud environments.
• Influence threat-hunting activities and SOC process improvements.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

Team leadership

Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

EDR/XDR, SIEM

Microsoft Defender EDR

Cortex XSIAM

AI/LLM automation

Mentoring teammates

US Citizenship

Communication skills

Tools

EDR/XDR

SIEM

Microsoft Defender EDR

Cortex XSIAM

Job description

McKinsey & Company, Inc. is seeking a senior security leader to drive incident response in our Americas SOC. You will manage a team of analysts, act as the incident commander for major events, and oversee end-to-end cyber remediation across endpoints, networks, and clouds.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in security operations, strong cloud and EDR/SIEM expertise, and proven leadership to mentor a high-performance team while communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders.