Director of Security Operations

Position: Director of Security Operations 100% onsite Salary: $ 165 to 200K The Planet Group has partnered with a Boston area company to locate a Director of Security Operations for a full-time role. We're seeking an experienced Director of Security Operations to lead and evolve our enterprise security operations program. This is a player/coach role and will require 50% hands‑on and 50% management. The successful candidate will lead a team of security engineers and SOC analysts while remaining actively involved in incident response, detection engineering, and the day‑to‑day operation of a security program. This is a position that does need to interact with Executives, business users and team members so it is a 100% onsite role. Candidates must be able to be hired with no sponsorship required. Responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of Security Engineers and SOC Analysts Manage a hybrid Security Operations Center (SOC) alongside a Managed Detection & Response (MDR) partner Lead incident response efforts and coordinate investigations across technical and business stakeholders Build and tune security detections, improve monitoring coverage, and enhance response capabilities Oversee core security technologies including EDR, SIEM, email security, DLP, vulnerability management, and related security tools Drive security automation, playbooks, and operational improvements Partner with Legal, HR, Compliance, and executive leadership on incident response, insider risk, and regulatory requirements Develop security metrics and present operational updates and risk information to executive leadership Support security initiatives across cloud, enterprise infrastructure, and manufacturing environments Required Skills and Experience 8+ years of experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, or Security Engineering 2+ years leading and developing technical security teams Hands‑on experience with incident response, threat detection, SIEM, EDR, and security operations tooling Experience managing a Managed Detection & Response (MDR) or co‑managed SOC relationship Strong understanding of security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK Experience communicating technical risk to executives and business leadership Excellent leadership, communication, and decision‑making skills Preferred Experience Experience in regulated industries such as defense, manufacturing, aerospace, or other highly regulated environments Knowledge of CMMC, NIST 800‑171, SOX, ITAR, or similar compliance frameworks Exposure to OT/ICS security in manufacturing environments Experience with Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, ReliaQuest, Abnormal Security, Tenable, Jira Service Management, or comparable security platforms CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, or similar security certifications #J-18808-Ljbffr The Planet Group