Director, Cybersecurity Operations Center (SOC) - onsite in Austin, TX

Applied Materials

Actively hiring
Austin,Tx, US Posted 66 days ago $200,000–$275,000 / year
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TL;DR

As the Director of Cybersecurity Operations Center (SOC) in Austin, TX, you will lead a global team responsible for monitoring and responding to cyber threats across a complex enterprise. Your role involves shaping detection and response strategies, maturing capabilities, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory standards. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading SOC operations, overseeing threat detection and incident response, building playbooks, and driving operational excellence through technology oversight and team leadership. Key technologies involve SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, and cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, and GCP. You must have 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least five in leading SOC functions, a strategic mindset, and the ability to manage global teams effectively.

Skills

SIEM SOAR EDR NDR Azure AWS GCP Python DevSecOps CI/CD ITIL MITRE ATT&CK NIST CSF ISO 27001 Kubernetes Terraform

What you'll do

  • Define and execute global SOC strategy aligned with enterprise risk objectives.
  • Forecast threats and evolve capabilities in detection, response, and cyber defense.
  • Lead global SOC operations including threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics.
  • Oversee SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR technologies for scalability and performance.
  • Manage and mentor high-performing team of SOC analysts and incident responders.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 5 years leading SOC or incident response functions.
  • Proven leadership in crisis management and effective communication with senior executives.
  • Experience managing global teams and overseeing 24x7 operations across regions.
  • Expertise in incident response, threat analysis, detection engineering, and cyber defense tools.
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid enterprise environments.
  • Familiarity with ITIL, DevSecOps practices, and security monitoring for OT/ICS environments.

Market check

Salary context

This $200,000–$275,000 range sits above 92% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$114,000–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,150–$188,286

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment

Applied Materials currently has 65 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,000–$193,500 across 65 roles with salary data.

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