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Position Overview:
The Vice President of Cyber Security Incident Detection & Response is a management role responsible for overseeing and managing the Security Incident Detection and Response function. This manager will lead a high-performing team tasked with incident detection, triage, investigation, and response, SIEM engineering, and digital forensics. The position reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Security Operations Center and Assurance.
Essential Responsibilities:
- (25%) Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security professionals dedicated to incident detection, triage, investigation, response, SIEM engineering, and forensics.
- (20%) Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of security incident detection and response processes, ensuring rapid and effective containment and resolution of threats. Lead post-incident reviews and root-cause analyses to drive continuous improvement in security posture and incident handling.
- (15%) Develop and maintain incident response plans, playbooks, and escalation procedures aligned with industry best practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and risk management, to coordinate incident response efforts and ensure regulatory compliance.
- (15%) Manage and enhance the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure to ensure comprehensive monitoring, threat detection, and actionable alerting.
- (10%) Provide regular reporting and updates to executive leadership regarding incident trends, response effectiveness, and emerging threats.
- (15%) Stay abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends, attack techniques, and technologies to continuously improve the team’s capabilities. Foster a culture of proactive threat hunting and ongoing training within the incident response team.
Required Education & Experience (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):
- Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of direct experience with at least 1 year of experience in a leadership role. Must have Information technology and/or financial Institution or related field experience.
- 7 total years of experience in cybersecurity with 5 years of incident response, SOC operations or related field.
- Expertise with security incident management:
- collection, detection, triage, investigation and response
- collection monitoring
- proactive threat hunting
- SIEM and detection engineering
- Reporting and metrics
Preferred Education & Experience (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field
- 7 total years of experience in cybersecurity with 5 years of incident response, SOC operations or related field. With 2 years in a supervisory or lead role.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GSOM, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA) or other relevant industry certification and/or desire to obtain such certifications.
Job Environment & Physical Requirements:
- Hybrid work environment; 2 days on location in Raleigh, NC
- Able to work all hours scheduled, including unscheduled overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.
SECU provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.
Disclaimer
State Employees' Credit Union reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower level based on business need.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 7 years direct experience with at least 1 year in a leadership role
- Information technology and/or financial institution or related field experience
- 7 total years of cybersecurity experience with 5 years of incident response, SOC operations or related field
- Expertise with security incident management: collection, detection, triage, investigation and response
- Proactive threat hunting
- SIEM and detection engineering
- Reporting and metrics for incident trends and response effectiveness
- Able to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime as required
- Hybrid work presence: 2 days on location in Raleigh, NC
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
- 2 years in a supervisory or lead role
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GSOM, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA) or desire to obtain them
SECU Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SECU and has not been reviewed or approved by SECU.
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Retirement Support — Immediate 100% vesting and a 200% employer match on employee 401(k) contributions from 1–5% of pay (up to a 10% employer match) stand out. This level of support is described as unusually rich among financial‑services employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 11 paid holidays plus 16 floating‑holiday hours, paid parental and caregiver leave, bereavement and volunteer time, and PTO that can reach 32 days per year with carryover up to 280 hours. These provisions provide predictable time off and flexibility across life events.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical (PPO or HDHP) with HSA/FSA options, dental including a minor‑child orthodontia option, and vision are available for employees and eligible dependents. Employer‑paid basic life/AD&D and short‑term disability, with subsidized long‑term disability, add robust income protection.
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