This role pays more than
99%
of similar roles. Most pay
$139,542–$190,362
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$319k
versus about
$165k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About 3M
3M is a diversified technology and manufacturing conglomerate producing thousands of products across healthcare, safety, electronics, transportation, and consumer goods. Industry: Diversified Manufacturing
3M currently has
31 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$145,676–$178,049
across 20 roles with salary data.
As the Cyber Defense Operations Lead, you will lead, mature, and transform the Cyber Defense Operations function by driving strategy execution, security monitoring, incident response coordination, detection engineering, and SecOps platform operations. You will manage the two-year roadmap to transition current operations toward data-driven, automation-enabled, and agentic-ready capabilities while overseeing MSSP performance and team development. The role requires expertise in SIEM platforms, SOAR, alert management, and incident response workflows. You will navigate complex technical requirements including cloud security telemetry across AWS, GCP, and Azure, while managing data quality, ingestion priorities, and cost management. This position addresses the critical challenge of evolving security monitoring into an innovation-ready culture by integrating AI-enabled operations and advanced automation to protect corporate infrastructure against emerging threats through cross-functional collaboration with identity, endpoint, and threat intelligence teams.