Lead, develop, mentor, and manage the activities of security analysts and individual contributors for the Alkami Cybersecurity Fusion Center team.
Execute and improve the core functions of the SOC, including threat detection and prevention, analysis, incident response, systems and network security monitoring, investigations, and data leakage prevention.
Oversee SIEM processes for monitoring, investigative techniques, use case development, monitoring dashboards, and health checks for optimization and assurance of logging all required devices.
Research, develop, and maintain industry knowledge of new tools, techniques, industry best practices (CIS, CSA, NIST), and process improvements for the detection, analysis, and response to new and emerging security threats.
Develop and publish security operational metrics and dashboards and provide input to departmental KPI's and performance goals.
Own and improve key operational measures including MTTD and MTTR, using those metrics to drive performance, process refinement, and team accountability.
Manage detection engineering priorities including alert tuning, use case development, detection coverage, and false positive reduction across core security platforms.
Maintain and operationalize threat intelligence feeds to improve detection logic, triage quality, and response effectiveness.
Participate as required during oversight activities by outside regulators, auditors, clients, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
Partner with senior members of the Offensive Security team to ensure focus on testing, verifying, and validating existing security controls.
Manage the vulnerability management program and partner across the organization to drive remediation, accountability, and risk reduction.
Ensure security analysts investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents and alerts following established playbooks and documented procedures.
Drive continuous improvement of security playbooks, alerting logic, false positive reduction, and reporting to improve operational effectiveness.
Provide recommendations based on emerging threats, threat intelligence, and observed trends to improve Alkami’s defensive posture and response readiness.
Partner with Tier II analysts, Security Engineering, and other internal teams as necessary to diagnose problems, resolve time-critical issues, and improve response capability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
8+ years relevant experience in the Information Security field.
5+ years of leadership and management experience within Information Security.
SOC leadership and management experience.
Experience leading incident response, security monitoring, and operational security programs in a fast-paced environment.
Cyber Security Certifications one or more: CEH, CISSP, GCIH, GSEC, GCIA, GMON, OSCP, or equivalent.

Benefits

remote-first environment
unlimited paid time off
401(k) with employer match

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

threat detectionincident responsesystems security monitoringnetwork security monitoringdata leakage preventionSIEM processesalert tuningdetection engineeringvulnerability managementsecurity operational metrics

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringteam managementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingaccountabilitycontinuous improvementanalytical thinkingstakeholder engagement

Certifications

CEHCISSPGCIHGSECGCIAGMONOSCP