Senior Security Operations Lead - Incident Response & SIEM

Ascensus; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascensus is seeking a Principal Security Ops Analyst to oversee operational security responsibilities across the organization. You will monitor security events, respond to incidents, and continuously improve security tooling and processes.

The role requires leadership, strong communication, and the ability to collaborate with IT, risk, governance, and facilities teams to protect confidential data and ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Information Security or Security Operations.
• 2
• Knowledge of networking preferred.
• 3
• Expert level proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• 4

Responsibilities

• Monitor security events from all tool sources.
• 2
• Analyze events and filter false positives.
• 3
• Lead incident response and escalation processes.
• 4
• Build, manage, and maintain security tools.
• 4
• Collaborate with IT, risk, governance, and facilities teams.
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• Document monitoring and response processes.
• 3
• Report security metrics quarterly.
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• Protect confidential data and proper handling.
• 4

Skills

Security tools management

Monitoring & response

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree + experience

CISSP certification preferred

Tools

IAM

IPS

SIEM

Web Application Firewall

Anti-Virus/Endpoint Protection

CASB

UBA

DLP

Web Proxy

NAC

Vulnerability management

File integrity monitoring

Job description

Ascensus is seeking a Principal Security Ops Analyst to oversee operational security responsibilities across the organization. You will monitor security events, respond to incidents, and continuously improve security tooling and processes.

The role requires leadership, strong communication, and the ability to collaborate with IT, risk, governance, and facilities teams to protect confidential data and ensure compliance.