Sr Cybersecurity Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the 24/7 SOC to ensure high-fidelity monitoring and rapid threat response across all corporate environments.
• Maintain the Incident Response (IR) plan and serve as Incident Commander during security breaches.
• Conduct regular tabletop exercises to validate team readiness and build operational capabilities.
• Oversee threat hunting and the development of custom detection logic for SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Manage SOC contractor team and existing team lead, providing guidance, oversight, and direction on daily operations.
• Own the enterprise security function - ensuring all corporate assets, cloud services, and procured products are configured securely, monitored, and compliant with internal policy.
• Collaborate with IT to enforce secure configurations across platforms including Microsoft Teams, email, cloud services, and internal product deployments.
• Partner with IT on vulnerability remediation, patch management, Identity and Access Management (IAM), endpoint security, and network security architecture.
• Execute a multi-year security roadmap aligned with NETGEAR business goals, with AI integration as a core pillar.
• Leverage AI technologies and analytics to identify threat patterns, predict risk, and accelerate incident response.
• Drive adoption of automated security tooling to improve detection accuracy and reduce mean time to respond (MTTR).
• Partner with GRC teams to ensure compliance with frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA.
• Assist in conducting security assessments, penetration tests, and third-party risk reviews.
• Manage the security budget including vendor selection and tool rationalization.
• Maintain and test business continuity and disaster recovery plans for security operations.
• Mentor security team members with a focus on technical excellence and career development.
• Communicate security risks and program health clearly to executive leadership.
• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert for cybersecurity threats and information security.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant cybersecurity or IT security experience, with at least 3-4 years in a management or lead role.
• Proven track record managing SOC operations and leading incident response efforts.
• Strong working knowledge of core security operations - threat detection, incident management, vulnerability management, and compliance.
• Hands-on experience securing cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Deep knowledge of SIEM/SOAR platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or Palo Alto XSOAR.
• Expertise in EDR/XDR technologies such as CrowdStrike or SentinelOne.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture, SASE, and modern IAM protocols (SAML, OIDC).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead through influence across IT, Legal, and business teams.
• Experience managing contractor teams and third-party vendor relationships in a security context.
• Preferred experience with vulnerability management tools such as Tenable, Qualys, or Wiz.
• Familiarity with AI-driven security analytics and automation tooling for threat detection and response.
• Background in program management and cross-functional security governance.
• Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISA, or SANS/GIAC (GCIH, GCFA).
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).