Senior SOC Leader: Threat Detection & Incident Response

FAMU National Alumni Association; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement savings options

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director – Security Operations Center to guide cybersecurity operations across threat monitoring, investigation, response, and recovery, protecting data and patient trust. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, identity, and engineering teams to mature SOC capabilities, implement standards, and drive continuous improvement in a regulated healthcare environment.

This senior role requires building a high-performing team and aligning security with business

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 of Sexperience 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.
• Drive improvements in detection engineering, investigation processes, and response workflows to reduce risk and improve response times.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

SOC leadership

Threat detection

Security operations optimization

Incident response coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

SOAR

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike Falcon

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director – Security Operations Center to guide cybersecurity operations across threat monitoring, investigation, response, and recovery, protecting data and patient trust. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, identity, and engineering teams to mature SOC capabilities, implement standards, and drive continuous improvement in a regulated healthcare environment.

This senior role requires building a high-performing team and aligning security with business