Manager, Security Operations Center Automotive Product

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape enhance the customer experience and improve peoples lives this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

This leadership role within the Vehicle and Connected Cybersecurity organization is responsible for leading operational monitoring and incident response for connected vehicle and cloud environments. You will lead a specialized team of Product Security Operations Center (PSOC) cybersecurity professionals in triaging alerts coordinating investigations and driving timely resolution across vehicle telematics embedded systems and cloud-native application stacks.

Reporting to the Director of Monitoring and Threat Hunting this role focuses on incident management driving issue closure and continuously improving Fords monitoring processes and detection capabilities. As a peer to the Monitoring Global Team you share equal ownership of Fords day-to-day monitoring mission and its follow-the-sun operating model. You will partner across cloud vehicle and enterprise teams to ensure rapid effective problem resolution for connected vehicles and the cloud services that power them.

What youll do...

• Operational Monitoring and Incident Response: Direct daily PSOC operations including alert triage incident coordination containment remediation recovery and closure.
• Cloud & Embedded Investigation and Resolution: Lead investigations of security events across cloud application stacks and embedded vehicle architectures using available logging and telemetry.
• People Leadership: Lead mentor and develop an established team of analysts managing shift structure and operational readiness.
• Global Coverage Partnership: Partner with the Monitoring Global team to sustain seamless follow-the-sun coverage consistent standards and robust cross-region handoff.
• Operational Improvement and Feedback Loop: Provide structured feedback to the Monitoring Development team to identify friction points and improve detection logic tooling and response workflows.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Product Development and Enterprise IT to execute response playbooks and coordinate complex mitigations.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity or Engineering or related field OR a combination of education and experience.
• 5 years in cybersecurity including experience leading SOC incident response or security operations teams.
  • Deep understanding of incident response lifecycles escalation management and incident management practices.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud security operations on one or more major cloud platforms including logging monitoring identity and response workflows.
  • Experience investigating and responding to incidents in hybrid environments spanning cloud services enterprise IT and connected/embedded systems.
  • Experience partnering with engineering and infrastructure teams to triage contain and remediate production-impacting issues.
  • Proven ability to manage high-pressure security incidents mentor technical teams and communicate clearly with senior leadership.

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree preferred
• 2 years of people leadership or program leadership in SOC cloud operations or security engineering environments.
• Prior experience leading teams in 24x7 operations including shift handoff incident prioritization and operational readiness.
• Familiarity with detecting and investigating threats across cloud and vehicle telemetry data including log correlation and alert tuning.
• Technical understanding of embedded or automotive environments and the security considerations of cloud architecture.
• Background in building refining or operationalizing runbooks playbooks and escalation procedures at scale.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP CISM GIAC or cloud security certifications across AWS Azure or GCP.
• Ability to turn incidents into platform process or detection improvements.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up childcare and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits click here: position is a range of salary grade Leadership Level 6: $132800 $250800

*Note: This is a hybrid role you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance and responsible to be on site 4 days a week

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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