Senior SOC Lead: Detection, Response and Automation

Pearson; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson seeks a Senior Director of Security Operations to lead the SOC's day-to-day security operations, drive process improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. The role focuses on rapid incident response, automation, and cross-organization collaboration to safeguard critical assets.

You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and operate 24x7 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 to align with threat landscapes.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to analyze risks and integrate TTPs into SOC operations.
• Provide executive-level reporting and metrics on SOC effectiveness and risk.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Detection engineering

SOAR

SIEM

Cloud security AWS/Azure/GCP

Tools

SOAR platforms

EDR

NDR

SIEM platforms

Job description

Pearson seeks a Senior Director of Security Operations to lead the SOC's day-to-day security operations, drive process improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. The role focuses on rapid incident response, automation, and cross-organization collaboration to safeguard critical assets.

You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.