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About the Role

Leads, matures, and transforms the Cyber Defense Operations (CDO) function. Drives CDO strategy execution, security monitoring, incident response coordination, detection engineering, SecOps platform operations, MSSP oversight, operational reporting, leadership development, and the innovation roadmap for security monitoring and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CDO function and establish clear roles, responsibilities, decision rights, escalation paths, service expectations, and operating rhythms.
• Oversee monitoring, incident response coordination, detection engineering, SecOps platform operations, and MSSP performance.
• Owns the CDO transformation roadmap from current-state operations to a data-driven, automation-enabled, agentic-ready capabilities.
• Represent CDO requirements in SecOps roadmap decisions, including telemetry quality, case management, reporting, cost management, automation, AI enablement, and future agentic workflows.
• Partner with IT, cloud, identity, endpoint, legal, privacy, corporate security, enterprise risk, Attack Surface Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Digital Investigations, data, and architecture teams.
• Coach managers and team members while building a calm, professional, accountable, documented, and innovation-ready culture.
• Corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
• Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or technology field (completed and verified prior to start)
• Fifteen (15) years of experience in cyber security in a private, public, government or military environment
• Proven leadership experience in Security Operations, Cyber Defense, Detection Engineering, Incident Response, or related cyber operations functions.
• Demonstrated ability to mature and transform an operational cyber defense function.
• Strong understanding of SIEM/SecOps platforms, SOAR, alert management, detection lifecycle management, case management, and incident response workflows.
• Experience with cloud security telemetry across AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
• Ability to define and improve cyber data quality, ingestion priorities, normalization, routing, retention, and cost management.
• Experience managing MSSPs, security vendors, and cross-functional delivery partners.
• Ability to build roadmaps, execution plans, milestones, metrics, risks, and decision-ready materials.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams calmly under pressure, delegate effectively, document decisions, and build repeatable operating processes.
• Practical understanding of automation, AI-enabled security operations, and the foundational data and workflow requirements needed to support future agentic SOC capabilities.
• Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Skills

• Cybersecurity
• Computer Science
• Security Operations
• Cyber Defense
• Detection Engineering
• Incident Response
• SIEM/SecOps platforms
• SOAR
• Alert management
• Detection lifecycle management
• Case management
• Incident response workflows
• Cloud security telemetry
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• Automation
• AI-enabled security operations
• Executive communication

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 15 years of experience in cyber security
• Proven leadership experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or technology field

Salary/Compensations

• $287,281 - $351,122

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences
• Retirement Benefits

About the Company

• Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a variety of people, global locations, technologies, and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
• This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
• Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

Equal Opportunity

• 3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.