Security Operations Technical Lead
Palo Alto, CA
Product & Technology – Cybersecurity /
Employee /
Hybrid
Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we’re bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society.
Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.
Team
The security team at Woven by Toyota is on the modern of many challenging security problems. We identify new security threats in autonomous vehicles and help design more secure systems. We work with internal platform teams to provide a secure development environment through tooling and automation, allowing developers to improve quickly without compromising security. You will report to the SOC Manager, who reports to the Head of Corporate Security. It is a hybrid role based in Palo Alto, CA
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for someone with experience in security operations and incident response to lead the expansion of our Security Operations Center into the US region. The team is responsible for collection, assessment, and response to security alerts and incidents. The lead will work with partners across the organization to build detection and response capabilities that support a sustainable and scalable incident lifecycle, and will collaborate with partner SOCs in the Japan and EU regions to provide 24/7 defensive operations to the Woven by Toyota enterprise.
This is the front-line team that responds to security threats and malicious activity in all of Woven by Toyota's environments. Experience with security and delivery is important.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Be a technical lead for a regional security operations team responsible for intrusion detection and incident response.
- Respond to security incidents, and conduct forensics and technical investigations.
- Inspire and grow talent while providing vision, setting team direction, and leading through outcomes rather than tasks.
- Help implement a strategy for detection, investigation, and incident response.
- Create changes to increase enterprise visibility and defensibility.
- Lead security operation engineers to handle security operation tasks.
- Work with team members to automate manual toil.
- Measure on operational metrics and goals
- Use tools to resolve long-standing challenges in ways that do not create additional work for teams at Woven by Toyota
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1+ years of experience of technical leadership, or managing teams.
- 5+ years of hands-on technical experience as a security professional
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP
- Evaluation, investigate and respond to security alerts and conduct technical investigations of security incidents to identify causes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of experience in technical leadership & developing teams.
- Experience leading SOC improvement projects.
- Experience with large-scale SIEM, SOAR, EDR and other major security deployments.
- Experience managing Extended Detection and Response tools such as Microsoft 365 Defender, Crowdstrike.
- Hands-on experience with a major forensics toolkit (Valociraptor, Encase, FTK).
- Experience operating privacy frameworks (CCPA, GDPR).
- Experience with detection engineering, incident response, and threat intelligence.
$140,000- $230,000 a year
Your base salary is one part of your total compensation. At Woven by Toyota, we offer a base salary, a bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. The California pay scale for this full time position is $140,000- $230,000. The total compensation offered to an employee will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.
WHAT WE OFFER
We are committed to creating a modern work environment that supports our employees and their loved ones. We offer many options of the best programs to allow you to do your most meaningful work and to help you shape the future of mobility.
・Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
・A rewarding 401k program
・Flexible vacation policy
・Family planning and care benefits
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Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・We pledge that any information we receive from you will be used ONLY for the purpose of hiring assessment.
