Cyber Operations Team Lead
About the role
The Cyber Operations Team Lead will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of Threat Operations Analysts, managing daily workflows, and ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of threat and vulnerability notifications. The role involves acting as the senior escalation point for complex exposure validation, collaborating with Threat Research, Engineering, and Data teams, and driving continuous improvement of operational processes. The position also supports customer-facing technical discussions and contributes to the development of new detection logic and service capabilities.
Must have
- Senior experience in Cyber Operations, SOC, MSSP, Threat Monitoring, or a similar environment
- Proven experience leading or mentoring analysts and managing operational workflows
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, ports, protocols, and internet-facing services
- Strong knowledge of vulnerabilities, CVE/CVSS, adversary behaviour, and exploitation principles
- Hands-on experience with Shodan, Censys, LeakIX, Nuclei, DNS/WHOIS investigations
- Experience in exposure validation and threat verification
- Strong technical communication and stakeholder management skills
Nice to have
- Experience working with distributed/global teams is an advantage
- Security+ | CySA+ | Network+ | GIAC | eLearnSecurity or equivalent
Technologies
- CompTIA Security+
- DNS
- TCP/IP
Highlights
Certifications such as Security+, CySA+, Network+, GIAC, or eLearnSecurity are desirable but not required. Experience working with distributed or global teams is considered an advantage.
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