Senior Manager, Security Operations

Motive

. Build, lead and grow Motive's Security Operations Center .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building and leading Security Operations Centers, with a strong focus on incident response, detection engineering, and cloud security. Proven ability to implement AI-driven security strategies and manage global teams for 24/7 operational coverage.

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Security Operations LeadershipIncident Response CommandDetection EngineeringCloud Security MonitoringAI in Security Operations

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Hard Skills

Security OperationsIncident ResponseDetection EngineeringThreat IntelligenceSIEMEDRSOARCloud SecurityAutomationThreat Hunting

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipExecutive CommunicationCrisis Management

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetesCloud-Native TelemetrySecurity Data Platforms

Industry Keywords

TransportationLogisticsIoTConnected DevicesCritical InfrastructureU.S. Export Administration Regulations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudIoTKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, lead and grow Motive's Security Operations Center
Establish the SOC operating model, coverage structure, runbooks, escalation paths, hiring and career development
Decide the 24/7 coverage model, including in-house follow-the-sun, MDR-augmented or hybrid options
Own detection strategy and coverage across product/production and enterprise/corporate estates
Map detection coverage against MITRE ATT&CK and Motive's threat model
Extend detection into production and cloud workloads with Platform Engineering
Own 24/7 incident response and serve as incident commander for significant incidents
Own security telemetry and analytics collection, normalization, enrichment, retention and cost
Measure MTTD, MTTR, detection coverage, alert precision and automation rate
Establish threat hunting and threat intelligence capabilities
Own EDR across the corporate fleet and runtime/workload protection for production
Lead operational phishing and social engineering defense, including triage, takedown and credential-compromise response
Architect and build an AI-first SOC operating model with triage, enrichment, correlation and investigation automation

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in security operations, incident response, detection engineering or threat intelligence
3+ years leading teams
Personally written detections, run investigations, led incidents as commander and built automation recently
Experience building or substantially rebuilding a SOC function
Experience across production and cloud security monitoring and corporate and enterprise security operations
Deep experience with SIEM and security data platforms, EDR, SOAR or equivalent automation, and cloud-native telemetry
Strong detection engineering skills
Strong background in cloud and container security monitoring
AWS and Kubernetes strongly preferred
Solid grounding in SSO, OAuth, session compromise, MFA bypass and privilege escalation across SaaS and cloud
Proven incident command experience on significant incidents, including executive communication under pressure
Demonstrated use of AI in security operations
Experience building 24/7 coverage and leading globally distributed teams across multiple timezones
Experience in transportation, logistics, IoT and connected devices, or critical infrastructure is a plus
Applicant must be authorized to receive and access commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations
Employees must be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits
Paid time off
Sick time off
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
401(k) contribution
Restricted stock units may be included in total compensation for certain roles
Some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of Motive's global offices