Security Operations Manager

Security Operations Manager

KEMET Electronics / a YAGEO Group company

With over 100 years of technological innovation, we help make a wide variety of products possible in the world's most rapidly expanding industries. Our components are found in spacecrafts and defibrillators - from outer space to inside our bodies, and in products we use every day. We have the broadest selection of capacitor technologies in the industry, including an expanding range of electromechanical devices and electromagnetic compatibility solutions.

Job Summary

KEMET Electronics / YAGEO Group is seeking a Security Operations Manager at our Fort Lauderdale, Florida or Simpsonville, SC facility. This is an onsite role. The role is primarily responsible for providing operational and tactical direction to a geographically diverse team of analysts and security administrators. The Security Operations Manager leads the team through the information security program by establishing highly effective policies and procedures, with appropriate collaboration among teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security systems and provide early response to potential threats.
• Analyze technologies and establishes highly effective processes and protocols to ensure comprehensive protection exists to prevent unauthorized entry into company networks and systems.
• Support automation and orchestration to maximize team talent and reduce routine tasks.
• Drive creation of countermeasures to protect company personnel and information assets.
• Take ownership of a comprehensive logging and monitoring methodology for the enterprise.
• Document, prioritize, and formally report incidents, root cause analyses, and after-action reviews.
• Coordinate between internal and external resources protecting enterprise systems. Manage related third parties to ensure Service Level Agreements, expectations, and contractual requirements are being achieved.
• Manage Security Administrators responsible for firewalls, network and host intrusion prevention/detection systems, virtual private networks, threat intelligence platforms, endpoint protection, email security, forensic tools, public/private/hybrid cloud infrastructure, identity and access management systems, and physical security systems.
• Work closely with system owners to advise and support remediation efforts to close vulnerability exposure to new threats in the wild and verify the organization's security posture against them.
• Provide support to business groups launching new technology applications and services to verify that new offerings are effectively logging and reporting activity.
• Communicate incident activity in a manner understood by technical and non-technical business units, and gain support through influential messaging.
• Defines SOC key performance indicators and metrics that align with business initiatives and delivers them to non-technical individuals in an effective, understandable manner.
• Collaborate with security groups such as red teams, threat intelligence, and risk management to form a holistic team dedicated to thwarting attackers and reducing attack surface.
• Understand breach and attack simulation solutions to validate and improve the effectiveness of preventative controls and incident response.
• Work as a team to consistently learn and share advanced skills and foster team excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience managing outsourced security operations through MDR or MSSP providers, including oversight of detection coverage, escalation workflows, SLA performance, and continuous service improvement.
• Hands-on ability to tune detection logic, build playbooks, and manage alert pipelines within SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Strong understanding of threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, and malware behavior to inform detection and response strategies.
• Working knowledge of detection frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, and experience applying them to develop and improve detection coverage.
• Up-to-date understanding of incident response methodologies, system hardening guidelines, and configuration baselines (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, NIST 800-53).
• Experience building or maturing SOC processes, including runbooks, escalation procedures, metrics reporting, and continuous improvement programs.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align security operations with organizational risk tolerance, compliance obligations, and business priorities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to translate security and risk topics for technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership.
• Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities and ability to manage complex security requirements across multiple sites or international environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with security orchestration and automation (SOAR) platforms.
• Exposure to OT/ICS security monitoring concepts and challenges.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field required. Equivalent industry experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• 7+ years of information security experience, with at least 3+ years in a SOC leadership or senior analyst role managing detection, response, and escalation operations.
• Experience with and understanding of regulatory requirements and security frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, GDPR, CCPA, CIS, or SOC 2.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and EDR/XDR solutions.
• CISSP, CRISC, GSOM, or GCIA certifications preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM) and Microsoft Defender (EDR) strongly preferred.
• Experience with vulnerability management and security monitoring across cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure, preferred.
• Experience with firewalls and privileged access management solutions preferred.

Location and Work Type

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida or Simpsonville, South Carolina
• Onsite

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

YAGEO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in making employment decisions including but not limited to hiring, wages, promotions, rewards, and access to training. Qualified applicants and workers shall be provided with reasonable accommodation for disability and religious practices.

What We Offer

• Collaborative work environment that values innovation and teamwork
• Inclusive company culture built on respect, integrity, and continuous improvement
• Career growth opportunities with access to training, and mentorship
• Work–life balance support through flexible practices and employee wellness initiatives
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, retirement, and employee programs
• Global impact by contributing to sustainable solutions and industry-leading technologies

About YAGEO Group

We don't build the final product. We build what makes it possible.

From resistors to capacitors, inductors to sensors—our components power the breakthroughs that move the world forward. Electric vehicles. AI data centers. Satellites. Sonar systems. They move faster, last longer, reach farther—with a spark of us inside.

Headquartered in Taiwan, YAGEO Group unites multiple trusted brands—including YAGEO, KEMET, PULSE, and Telemecanique Sensors and more—into one cohesive force for innovation. 40,000+ employees. 100+ locations. 20 R&D centers. 2,000+ patents. 273,000+ customers.

#1 in resistors and tantalum capacitors. #3 in MLCCs & inductors We don't just participate in the future—we enable it.

Why Work at YAGEO Group?

Meaningful work: Every part you help design, test, or improve contributes to real-world innovations. Global exposure: Collaborate across continents, brands, and breakthrough technologies. Accelerated growth: With our size, diversity, and momentum, there's no ceiling for where you can go. Built-in purpose: You're not just part of the process—you're part of the progress.

YAGEO Group. Built into Tomorrow.