Location: Remote (US-based)

About Dispel:

Dispel is the fastest-growing cybersecurity company recognized in the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. We deliver zero trust secure remote access and real-time data streaming for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). Our patented Moving Target Defense technology — referenced in NIST 800-172 — protects critical infrastructure for utilities serving 54 million+ people, manufacturers producing over 50% of US baby formula, and major defense contracts including a $950M IDIQ with the US Air Force.

Why This Role Exists:

Dispel is pursuing FedRAMP High authorization while simultaneously operating a commercial security program. We have a functioning SOC built on Google SecOps (Chronicle) and SentinelOne, but we need a senior IC who can take it from "stood up" to "operationally mature." Today our SIEM ingests approximately 35% of total log sources. Our federal environment is at 75% coverage; commercial AWS sits at 30%; Azure and Entra ID are at 0%. Our MSSP recently transitioned and needs an internal technical owner to drive accountability. Our detection library, SOAR playbooks, and vulnerability dashboards are in draft or partially built.

This person will be the day-to-day technical owner of SOC operations, responsible for closing coverage gaps, building detections, maturing incident response, and providing senior technical direction to the existing SOC analyst. This is a hands-on-keyboard role with leadership expectations — you will not formally manage people, but you will set priorities, review deliverables, and drive execution across the SOC function.

Key Responsibilities:

SIEM/SOAR Operations (Google SecOps)

Own the log ingestion pipeline end-to-end: identify gaps, build feeds, validate parsing, maintain coverage dashboards
Close the federal logging gap from 75% to 95%+ and stand up commercial logging from 30% to 85%+ across AWS, Azure, Entra ID, and SaaS
Activate and configure SecOps SOAR capabilities including Domain-Wide Delegation, marketplace integrations, and bidirectional response actions
Build and maintain SOAR playbooks for major incident types such as phishing, malware, account compromise, lateral movement, and cloud-specific threats
Develop and maintain operational dashboards for SOC metrics, alert volumes, MTTA/MTTR, and coverage status
Manage Google SecOps RBAC across 2,000+ roles

Detection Engineering

Build and deploy 25+ production detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK within the first year
Develop custom parsers for AWS-native security services including GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, WAF, CloudTrail, and VPC Flow Logs
Establish a detection lifecycle including proposal, testing, deployment, tuning, and retirement
Conduct quarterly detection quality reviews to measure false positive rates, coverage gaps, and rule health
Develop alert threshold optimization to reduce noise and analyst fatigue

Endpoint Detection and Response (SentinelOne)

Drive SentinelOne deployment across 2,277 Azure VMs in commercial environments and all federal endpoints
Configure and operationalize Cloud Funnel for log export into Google SecOps
Build correlation rules between EDR alerts and SIEM detections
Manage SentinelOne RBAC groups and policy configuration
Coordinate with IT on agent deployment, health monitoring, and version management

Incident Response

Serve as senior escalation point for SOC incidents, ensuring investigations are thorough and reports include root cause, remediation actions, credential rotation plans, and follow-up timelines
Improve MTTA and MTTR through process optimization, better tooling, and analyst development
Lead quarterly tabletop exercises and after-action reviews
Maintain and improve incident response runbooks for all major incident categories
Integrate incident response workflows with Jira Service Management for tracking and escalation

Vulnerability Management

Operationalize monthly scanning cadence across all environments using tools such as Nessus, AWS Inspector, and Azure Defender
Define and enforce remediation SLAs by severity: Critical within 72 hours, High within 7 days, Medium within 30 days
Build consolidated vulnerability dashboards in Google SecOps
Track SLA compliance and report metrics to the CISO
Coordinate remediation with engineering and infrastructure teams

MSSP Oversight

Serve as primary technical interface with MSSP partner RISCPoint for 24/7 SOC coverage
Define and hold the MSSP accountable to SLAs, alert quality, and escalation procedures
Review MSSP deliverables such as dashboards, reports, and playbooks for quality and completeness
Manage the transition from the previous MSSP and ensure no coverage gaps

SOC Team Technical Leadership

Provide day-to-day technical direction to SOC analysts by setting priorities, assigning tasks, and reviewing work products
Ensure incident response reports, playbooks, and dashboards meet quality standards before delivery to leadership or external stakeholders
Drive OKR execution for SOC-related objectives including logging coverage, detection counts, incident response metrics, and vulnerability SLA compliance
Identify skill gaps and development opportunities for junior analysts
Establish and enforce SOC processes that are documented, repeatable, and auditable

Required Qualifications:

6 to 10 years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, or SIEM/SOAR engineering
Hands-on experience with Google SecOps (Chronicle) or equivalent enterprise SIEM such as Splunk, Sentinel, or QRadar, with Chronicle strongly preferred
Production experience with SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, or a comparable EDR platform
Deep knowledge of AWS security services including GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, CloudTrail, WAF, and Config
Experience building detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework
SOAR playbook development and automation experience
Demonstrated ability to lead without formal authority by setting direction for peers or junior analysts
Strong incident response skills with experience writing complete reports for executive and external audiences
Understanding of NIST 800-53 controls, particularly Audit, System Integrity, and Incident Response families
Excellent written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Google SecOps (Chronicle), SentinelOne, or similar SIEM/SOAR platforms; certifications are a plus
Experience working in a FedRAMP High environment such as AWS GovCloud
Azure security experience including Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, Log Analytics, and Event Hubs
Experience managing MSSP relationships and enforcing SLAs
Background in OT/ICS security monitoring
Experience with vulnerability management tools such as Nessus, Inspector, or Defender
Previous experience in a startup or high-growth environment building SOC capabilities from early stages

Certifications (Preferred, not required):

GCIA, GCIH, GSOM, or other GIAC blue team certifications
Google Chronicle or SecOps certifications
AWS Security Specialty
CISSP or CISM
Detection engineering certifications such as SANS SEC555 or SEC511

What We Offer:

Competitive compensation (136K-155K base salary)
Equity eligible
Performance bonus eligible
Full medical, vision, and dental insurance
Generous PTO
Remote-first culture with flexible hours
Opportunity to protect critical infrastructure at scale
Work with patented, cutting-edge security technology
Direct ownership of SOC maturation
Collaborative team with military, federal, and private sector expertise

Security Clearance

Must be a US Person, either a citizen or permanent resident
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance preferred