Sr Director, Security Engineering & Modern SOC (REMOTE)

What You'll Do

• Lead Security Engineering, Modern SOC, and Managed Security Services teams
• Serve as the executive technical leader for complex customer environments and critical escalations
• Partner closely with engineering teams on security architecture, solution design, and operational improvements
• Mentor and develop security engineers, architects, and technical leaders
• Drive the continued evolution of modern SOC capabilities through automation, orchestration, and AI-assisted workflows
• Improve operational metrics, incident response, service quality, and customer experience
• Collaborate with executive leadership on technology strategy, service offerings, and long-term platform direction
• Help shape the future of a rapidly growing security organization

What Success Looks Like

• You're comfortable joining a Sev-1 customer bridge and helping engineers work through complex technical issues
• You still enjoy whiteboarding security architectures and discussing technical design with engineers and customers
• Your team views you as a technical resource as much as a leader
• You remain engaged in architecture reviews, security engineering, and major technical decisions
• You enjoy building teams, but you never lost your passion for technology

Ideal Background

• Experience leading Security Engineering, Modern SOC, Managed Detection & Response (MDR), or Managed Security Services within an MSP, MSSP, VAR, or technology services organization
• Built your career as a security engineer, security architect, network engineer, or security consultant before moving into leadership
• Strong hands-on background across enterprise networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and security architecture
• Comfortable engaging directly with engineers, architects, customers, and executive leadership on complex technical initiatives
• Experience building and scaling Security Engineering or SOC organizations
• Experience implementing automation, orchestration, and AI-assisted security operations
• Strong player-coach leadership style with the ability to remain technically engaged while leading high-performing teams

Preferred Technical Experience

• Enterprise networking
• Security architecture
• Modern SOC operations
• Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
• SIEM engineering
• Detection engineering
• SOAR platforms and workflow automation
• Incident response and threat detection
• Zero Trust and SASE architectures
• Cisco, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Security, or similar enterprise security platforms
• Cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Infrastructure automation and orchestration
• AI-assisted security operations

What We're Looking For

• We're not looking for someone who used to be technical.
• We're looking for someone who still enjoys diving into architecture reviews, partnering with engineers during critical customer escalations, solving complex technical challenges, and leading through technical credibility.
• This opportunity is ideal for the security leader who never lost their passion for engineering and wants to help build the next generation of managed security services.

Compensation

• Competitive executive-level compensation package including base salary, bonus opportunity, and comprehensive benefits.

Please apply directly or send your resume to:

Chuck@Levelociti.com

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