Head Of Security Operations

Altera Corporation

San Jose, California, United States
Base: $187.0k - $260.0k usd; bonus/equity: incenti...
Hybrid
Lead security operations and detection engineering
Manage security analysts and engineers
Drive zero trust and micro-segmentation adoption
This senior leadership role is responsible for managing a team of analysts and engineers, driving the maturity of Altera’s security program, and ensuring the resilience, integrity, and protection of Altera’s global infrastructure and data

Job Summary

  • This senior leadership role is responsible for managing a team of analysts and engineers, driving the maturity of Altera’s security program, and ensuring the resilience, integrity, and protection of Altera’s global infrastructure and data.
  • You will lead the teams that design, monitor, and protect Altera’s network environments across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures.
  • Provide executive-level briefings on threats, vulnerabilities, incidents, and program maturity.

Matching Summary

This senior leadership role is responsible for managing a team of analysts and engineers, driving the maturity of Altera’s security program, and ensuring the resilience, integrity, and protection of Altera’s global infrastructure and data.

Salary

Base: $187.0K - $260.0K USD; Bonus/Equity: Incentive opportunities; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead security operations and detection engineering
  • Manage security analysts and engineers
  • Drive Zero Trust and micro-segmentation adoption
  • Oversee secure network architecture reviews
  • Lead incident response for network intrusions
  • Ensure SIEM, NDR, and firewall visibility
  • Align with NIST CSF and ISO 27001

Nice-to-have

  • Inspire and mentor security leaders
  • Build a culture of accountability
  • Continuous learning and operational excellence

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of information security experience
  • 3+ years in a leadership or management role
  • Experience owning and maturing network security or SOC program
  • Deep knowledge of network security architecture
  • Experience with cloud network security (Azure, AWS)
  • Proficiency in incident response management
  • Experience with automation (Python, KQL) is a plus

Work Rights

Not specified

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