Senior SOC Director: Cyber Defense & Incident Response

CVS Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Annual bonus opportunities

Equity opportunities

Job summary

CVS Health in Madison, WI, is seeking a Lead Director of the Security Operations Center (SOC) to lead cybersecurity operations, threat detection, incident response, and resilience across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network security.

You will build a high-performing team, establish standards, metrics, and governance, and partner with engineering and business stakeholders to strengthen cyber posture and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience within medium-large scale environments.
• 5+ years leading Security Operations Center (SOC), Incident Response, Cyber Defense, or Threat Detection teams.
• 5+ years operating and optimizing enterprise security platforms, including SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, and security automation technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike Falcon, and Wirespeed.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience building, managing, and maturing security operations capabilities, including security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics, and security investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of the Security Operations Center, including threat monitoring, detection, investigation, response, and threat hunting activities.
• Establish operational processes, service levels, metrics, and reporting to measure effectiveness and support informed decision-making.
• Build and mature SOC capabilities that align security operations to business priorities, risk tolerance, and growth objectives.
• Ensure operational readiness, escalation procedures, and effective coordination during cybersecurity events and incidents.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for significant cyber incidents and coordinate response efforts across technical and business stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in detection engineering, investigation processes, and response workflows to reduce risk and improve response times.
• Leverage automation, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve operational efficiency and strengthen cyber defense outcomes.
• Develop and maintain security operations standards, processes, and controls aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen cyber resilience, incident preparedness, ransomware response readiness, and recovery capabilities.
• Provide leadership with visibility into threat activity, operational performance, emerging risks, and strategic recommendations.
• Support regulatory, audit, and risk management activities related to cybersecurity operations.
• Lead security operations across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network environments.
• Drive the effective use and continuous optimization of security technologies supporting monitoring, detection, investigation, and response functions.
• Partner with cloud, infrastructure, identity, and engineering teams to improve security visibility, response capabilities, and overall security posture.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring and threat detection coverage across critical systems, applications, and business services.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of security operations professionals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and career development opportunities to strengthen team capability and succession depth.
• Align team priorities and resources to evolving business needs, threat landscapes, and organizational objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through process optimization, automation, and standardization.
• Establish meaningful metrics and reporting that demonstrate operational performance, effectiveness, and risk reduction.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the maturity, scalability, and effectiveness of security operations capabilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology and business functions to ensure security operations remains aligned with organizational priorities.

Skills

SOC leadership

Cybersecurity strategy

Incident response

Threat detection

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike Falcon

Wirespeed

Job description

CVS Health in Madison, WI, is seeking a Lead Director of the Security Operations Center (SOC) to lead cybersecurity operations, threat detection, incident response, and resilience across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network security.

You will build a high-performing team, establish standards, metrics, and governance, and partner with engineering and business stakeholders to strengthen cyber posture and regulatory compliance.