NO THIRD PARTIES OR SPONSORSHIP. MUST BE LOCATED IN HOUSTON. Alava Consulting is looking for a Sr. Security Operations Manager for a client in Clear Lake. This is a 4 month contract to hire. The position will be hybrid with 3 days a week in Clear Lake. Below is the job description. Responsible for the delivery of security and compliance services that include technical understanding of SIEM, EDR, end points, firewalls, network and email security tools with a variety of enterprise IT and cloud-based architectures and technologies Provide leadership and guidance, acting as the main contact for stakeholders and senior management as the 24/7 senior focal point for security operations, incident management and compliance reporting services Oversee the continuous monitoring program including identification, intake, triage, response, remediation and resolution of customer issues related to providing security operations, and incident response while prioritizing incidents based on risk or exposure Manage and develop team of security analysts including performance reviews, utilization tracking, skill development and responsible for hiring and developing training plans Ensure the delivery and performance of security operations, incident response and compliance Evolve and mature the 24/7 service delivery capabilities including staffing, SLAs and service delivery management including operating a SOC Requirements: Ability to actively communicate, interact and solve critical customer problems. Ability to think and act strategically and proactively. Demonstrated experience with security operations, incident response and compliance reporting for cloud-based systems Ability to work independently with minimal direction or supervision. Must have experience with industry leading security technologies Splunk, Tenable Nessus, AWS, Google, Azure 24/7 Operations Experience is required Experience: 10+ years of technical security experience, with 5+ years of experience leading cloud security managed services and 3+ years of operating a cyber incident response or security operations team within a large enterprise organization Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with executive management qualities that includes excellent operational rigor with extensive real-world experience leading and responding to large scale, complex incidents Solid grasp of common cyber frameworks and models such as NIST Cyber Security Framework 2.0, SOC2, GDPR and HIPPA as well as best practices on forensics, ransomware playbooks and modern penetration testing techniques Ability to communicate complex and technical issues to diverse audiences, verbally and in writing, in an easily understood, authoritative, and actionable manner Needs familiarity with – OT Security Beyond Trust (PAM) Tenable Nessus (Vulnerability management) Splunk Microsoft Purview and data governance MDM (Mobile data management) Policy and compliance management Azure Security WAF's Trend Micro and Falcon Crowd Strike