Team Lead- Threat Operations

As the Team Lead – Threat Operations, you will be responsible for leading a high-performing team of Threat Analysts within our 24x7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) environment. This role combines people leadership with deep technical expertise, ensuring operational excellence in threat detection, investigation, and response.
You will provide strategic oversight and day-to-day supervision of analysts, manage case workflows, and drive continuous improvement of threat handling processes. As a people leader, you’ll conduct regular 1:1s, coach team members, develop individualized growth plans, and guide performance reviews to foster both professional and technical development.

This role also requires cross-functional collaboration to improve tooling, optimize workflows, and ensure high-quality case handling. You’ll act as a mentor during complex investigations, lead retrospectives and strategic reviews, and interface directly with your team to deliver technical context and support during live incidents.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned threat operations professional with strong leadership capabilities, a passion for mentoring, and a commitment to delivering high-quality threat detection and response outcomes.

 

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