Senior Security Operations Lead - Hybrid

Pearson; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations in a hybrid Durham environment. You will drive incident detection, triage, containment, and root-cause analysis across Pearson environments, while advancing detection engineering and automation.

You will collaborate with threat intelligence and internal partners to align with regulatory standards and Pearson policies, delivering strategic reports and metrics for leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering (4+ years).
• Experience working in regulated environments or government clients.
• Hands-on with SOAR, EDR, NDR, SIEM technologies.
• Experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced SOC operations including incident detection, triage, containment, and root cause analysis.
• Develop, implement, and optimize detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows.
• Continuously assess and enhance SOC processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence to analyze risks and integrate TTPs into SOC operations.
• Act as trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and translate technical findings to actionable insights.
• Ensure SOC activities comply with standards (NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus) and Pearson policies.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Detection engineering

Cloud security

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations in a hybrid Durham environment. You will drive incident detection, triage, containment, and root-cause analysis across Pearson environments, while advancing detection engineering and automation.

You will collaborate with threat intelligence and internal partners to align with regulatory standards and Pearson policies, delivering strategic reports and metrics for leadership.