Pure Storage · 1 day ago
Senior Security Operations Manager
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$187K/yr - $299K/yr
10+ years expPure Storage is a company fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry, and they are seeking a Senior Security Operations Manager to lead and evolve their Security Operations function. The role involves managing Attack Surface Management, reducing security exposures, and overseeing a team responsible for asset inventory and vulnerability context.
Cloud ComputingData StorageEnterprise Software
Responsibilities
Lead the ASM function for Pure — developing a unified view of risk across endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and infrastructure
Build, lead, and grow a team of engineers and analysts responsible for asset inventory, secrets hygiene, and vulnerability context
Operate and continuously tune the ASM stack: runZero, Tenable, Obsidian, CrowdStrike, Zscaler ZIA/ZDX, TruffleHog, ArmorCode
Integrate ASM data into Splunk, SOAR, and detection pipelines for real-time telemetry and automated response
Partner with CIDR to enrich IR playbooks with ASM insights and detection triggers
Prioritize vulnerability remediation based on exploitability, business risk, IAM context, and threat intel
Support remediation via SOAR or direct collaboration with Infra, AppSec, and SaaS owners
Lead secret detection and hygiene enforcement in logs, CI/CD pipelines, and shared systems
Maintain posture across SaaS apps like Google Workspace, GitHub, Salesforce, Slack using Obsidian and CASB
Monitor and enforce Zero Trust access controls and user behavior through Zscaler
Own asset lifecycle governance — drive tagging, ownership mapping, TLS hygiene, and segmentation
Develop KPIs that show measurable posture reduction and asset/control coverage
Create dashboards and executive reporting that translates posture metrics into business language
Participate in quarterly control health checks, tabletop scenarios, and red/purple team feedback reviews
Influence product, infrastructure, and risk management through posture-driven findings
Qualification
Required
10+ years in cybersecurity, with 5+ years in technical leadership or people management roles
Demonstrated experience leading high-performing teams across security engineering, posture, and operations
Deep expertise operating a security stack including: EDR (e.g., CrowdStrike), Vulnerability Management (e.g., Tenable.io), Asset Discovery (e.g., runZero), SSPM (e.g., Obsidian Security), SIEM (e.g., Splunk), SOAR (e.g., Cortex XSOAR, Tines), Zero Trust & DLP/CASB (e.g., Zscaler ZIA, ZDX)
Hands-on experience remediating risks across Linux, Windows, macOS, and cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, CIS Top 18, NIST 800-53, and mapping posture to controls
Experience driving accountability across Infra, Cloud, Product Security, IAM, GRC, and IR
A bias for action and comfort working across ambiguity and multiple technical domains
Excellent communicator with the ability to convert security telemetry into executive and engineering insights
Preferred
Experience in SaaS-first or cloud-native companies with fast-paced engineering
Strong understanding of how posture management maps to compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA)
Certifications: CISSP, GCIH, OSCP, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent
Experience integrating ASM and telemetry into SOAR or automated IR workflows
Exposure to modern security data modeling and dashboarding (ArmorCode, Splunk, or custom BI)
Benefits
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Company
Pure Storage
Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$529.26MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceIndex VenturesRedpoint
2015-10-06IPO
2014-08-11Secondary Market· $60M
2014-04-22Series F· $225M
Leadership Team
Charles Giancarlo
CEO and Chairman
John Colgrove
CTO
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