Responsibilities

DriveWealth LLC is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Security & Threat Operations Manager to build and mature the function protecting our brokerage platform and corporate environment. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer, you will grow and lead the team, establish its operating model and roadmap, and deliver measurable improvements in threat detection, investigation, incident response, and exposure management.
In this hands-on leadership role, you will own detection content and the exposure management lifecycle, security monitoring and incident response, operation and tuning of security controls, and turn threat intelligence into defensive improvements. You will act as Incident Commander during significant security incidents and coordinate response across technical and business teams. Partnering with Security Engineering, DevOps & Platform, and Product & Engineering, you will ensure defenses evolve along with our AWS platform, Kubernetes services, low-latency trading infrastructure, and corporate technology within an innovative and entrepreneurial culture.
Program Maturity & Team Leadership
Program Development: Mature Security & Threat Operations through a measurable roadmap, defined operating model, appropriate monitoring coverage, escalation procedures, and service provider oversight.
Team Development: Grow and lead the team through hiring, coaching, training, career development, and performance management.
Threat Detection, Investigation & Intelligence
Detection Engineering: Own the detection program incorporating threat intelligence, content development, proactive hunting, and validation through attack simulations and purple-team exercises. Treat detection content development as an engineering discipline.
Monitoring & Investigation: Own security monitoring and investigation across product and corporate environments, including phishing, malware, credential compromise, API abuse, DDoS, and insider threats.
Digital Risk Monitoring: Own digital risk monitoring covering external attack surfaces, leaked credentials, exposed data, impersonation, phishing domains, and takedown coordination.
Incident Response
Automated Response: Partner with Security Engineering to build pre-defined automated security response actions. Coordinate with business leaders on required response actions which cannot be automated or which require compensating actions to prevent unnecessary business disruption.
Incident Management: Own the incident response lifecycle as Incident Commander, including preparedness, forensic evidence handling, containment, recovery validation, regulatory coordination, and post-incident improvement.

Qualification

10+ years in security operationsWorking knowledge of AWSExperience creatingStrong people leadershipFamiliarity with NIST CSFIf based in New York or Chicago

Required

10+ years in security operations, detection engineering, incident response, or related disciplines, including 3+ years managing technical teams and experience building or maturing an operations function.
Demonstrated experience serving as Incident Commander during significant security incidents, making decisions under pressure, coordinating multiple teams, and communicating clearly with executives and business stakeholders.
Strong hands-on expertise in threat intelligence, detection content development, SIEM and endpoint analytics, investigation, threat hunting, and defensive validation.
Practical scripting or query skills in Python, SQL, or comparable languages.
Working knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, API security, identity, and Windows/macOS endpoint telemetry. Experience supporting production environments with demanding availability and latency requirements is preferred.
Experience creating, operating, and tuning preventive controls such as DLP, WAF, and email filtering while managing false positives and business impact.
Experience investigating insider threats and digital risks such as exposed credentials, impersonation, and phishing domains, with appropriate handling of sensitive information and coordination with HR and Legal.
Strong people leadership, process design, and prioritization skills, with the ability to influence Engineering and IT, manage competing operational demands, and support on-call escalation and incident response outside normal business hours.
Familiarity with NIST CSF, incident response practices, and MITRE ATT&CK. Experience in regulated financial services, including SEC/FINRA environments and applicable incident, data protection, and recordkeeping obligations, is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience. Relevant certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, or GCFA are a plus.
This role is open to candidates in the following locations: New York City, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Miami, San Francisco Bay Area, or Seattle.
If based in New York or Chicago: This role is expected to come into the office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.

Security & Threat Operations Manager at Drivewealth · LumiJobs

Security & Threat Operations Manager

Responsibilities

Qualification

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Company

Drivewealth

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