As a Cybersecurity Expert at the SOC & Platform Operations team, you will lead the technical design and evolution of a FedRAMP-compliant Security Operations Centre (SOC), ensuring secure-by-design practices across the organization. Your daily responsibilities include incident detection and response, threat monitoring, vulnerability management, and security tooling, while also driving platform-related initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop complex cyber security solutions, maintain processes aligned with FedRAMP and NIST standards, and serve as a technical mentor without formal people-management duties. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in areas like Security Architecture or Network Security, with hands-on expertise in SOC operations, incident response, and cloud environments. Proficiency in AI for threat analysis, automation, and security platform optimization is essential, along with strong communication skills to lead complex initiatives and engage stakeholders effectively.
Skills
FedRAMP
NIST
ISO 27001
AI
Machine Learning
Cloud Security
Hybrid Cloud
Security Automation
SOC Operations
Incident Response
Threat Monitoring
Vulnerability Management
CI/CD
Splunk
Kubernetes
AWS
Azure
GCP
Terraform
Python
Go
What you'll do
Lead the technical design and evolution of a FedRAMP-compliant Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Manage daily SOC operations including incident detection, threat monitoring, and vulnerability management.
Design and implement complex security solutions for cloud and hybrid environments.
Enhance operational effectiveness through automation and tooling integration in security platforms.
Serve as a technical mentor to SOC and cybersecurity teammates without formal leadership roles.
Contribute to security reporting and dashboards for assurance and visibility across the organization.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a Bachelor's degree or 3+ years with a Master's.
Hands-on expertise in SOC operations, incident response, and security engineering.
Working knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST, ISO 27001, and AI for threat analysis.
Experience in cloud and hybrid environments, driving automation and tooling integration.
Strong project management skills with the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives.
Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or Splunk.
Market check
Salary context
This
$146,000–$232,000
range sits above
78%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$113,900–$199,800
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$141,102–$184,900
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Philips
Royal Philips (founded 1891) is a leading Dutch health technology company focused on improving well-being through innovation, transitioning from a diversified electronics giant to a specialist in healthcare, imaging, patient monitoring, and personal health.
Philips currently has
7 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$114,750–$183,600
across 7 roles with salary data.