SOC Director

TENEX.AI

SOC Director leading the team that maintains TENEX’s detection and response capabilities. Managing SOC Managers and ensuring high-quality protection for customers.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeKansas City • Kansas, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing and developing SOC teams while maintaining a hands-on approach to security operations. Expertise in driving SOC performance metrics and improving detection and incident response capabilities is essential.

Highest-signal resume keywords

SOC Team LeadershipDetection EngineeringIncident ResponsePerformance Metrics ManagementCloud Security (AWS/GCP/Azure)

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Hard Skills

Security OperationsIncident ResponseDetection EngineeringSOC Tooling (SIEM/SOAR, EDR)Automation in Detection and ResponsePerformance Metrics TrackingCustomer Security OperationsHigh-Performing Team BuildingScaling SOC OperationsCloud Security

Soft Skills

CoachingCross-Functional CollaborationCustomer-Facing CommunicationContinuous Improvement MindsetTeam Development

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in CybersecurityBachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Industry Keywords

MDRMSSPHigh-Growth StartupSOC Performance MetricsCustomer Outcomes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the SOC Managers. Manage, coach, and develop a team of SOC Managers responsible for analyst and engineering shifts.
Own SOC health and performance. Define and track the metrics that measure detection quality, response speed, and customer outcomes, and drive continuous improvement against them.
Stay technical. Remain hands-on in escalations, complex investigations, and detection engineering decisions rather than managing purely from a distance.
Support customer outcomes. Serve as a senior escalation point for customer security operations and ensure the SOC delivers consistent, high-quality protection.
Scale the operation. Build the processes, staffing plans, and playbooks needed to expand SOC coverage and capacity as customer volume increases.
Partner cross-functionally. Work with Detection Engineering, Product, and Customer Success to close gaps and improve the overall service.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in security operations, with 3+ years leading SOC teams (including managing managers or team leads).
Strong hands-on technical foundation in detection, incident response, and modern SOC tooling (SIEM/SOAR, EDR, cloud).
Proven track record owning SOC performance metrics and driving measurable improvement.
Track record of building and retaining high-performing security operations teams.
Experience in a customer-facing MDR/MSSP environment (Bonus).
Experience scaling a SOC in a high-growth startup (Bonus).
Hands-on cloud security experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) (Bonus).
Background building automation-first detection and response operations (Bonus).
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and benefits package
A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.