Hiring: Director, Security Operations & SOC Leader Company: MACOM Location: Lowell, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 12:26:44 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Azure, Embedded Systems, Encryption, Firmware, SIEM, SOC, Systems Integration, Vendor Management About the job Experience: •75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development, wafer fabrication, circuit design, advanced packaging, systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers’ success. •8+ years in security operations, detection/response, or a closely related security engineering discipline, including 2+ years leading and developing technical security teams. Required Skills: •Own, operate, and report on the security operations stack - endpoint detection and response (EDR), email security, removable-media/USB encryption, DLP/insider-risk tooling, and related controls - including configuration, health, coverage, and lifecycle. •Own budget and vendor management for the security operations tool portfolio. •Detection & SOC management •Run the hybrid SOC: govern the 24/7 managed detection (MDR/co-managed) relationship - SLAs, escalation quality, and coverage accountability - while leading the internal analyst team. •Own detection engineering and content management: use-case development, tuning, detection-as-code, telemetry/log-source onboarding, and MITRE ATT&CK coverage mapping. •Lead threat hunting and operationalize threat intelligence into detections and hunts. •Drive security automation and orchestration (SOAR) and develop response runbooks and playbooks. •Own security monitoring of OT/ICS telemetry across the manufacturing environment, partnering with OT/engineering teams on coverage and response. Qualifications: •Demonstrated hands-on depth in detection engineering and incident response - this role leads by doing, not only by directing. •Proven incident response leadership across the full lifecycle, including coordination with legal, executive, and external (DFIR/IR retainer) stakeholders. •Strong working knowledge of detection frameworks and methodologies (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK). •Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to translate technical risk for executive and board audiences. •Exposure to OT/ICS security (IEC 62443) in a manufacturing setting. •Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, or equivalent). •Operational familiarity with Microsoft Defender XDR, Azure / Azure Government, and cloud workload monitoring. •Leadership attributes •A genuine player-coach: invested in growing people and willing to dig into the technical work alongside the team. •Sound judgment under pressure and a calm, structured approach to incidents. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!