GM Financial · 1 day ago
Cybersecurity Team Lead - Incident Response Engineering
Fort Worth, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGM Financial is seeking a dynamic Incident Response Engineering Team Lead to oversee and develop a high-performing team supporting SOC and Incident Response operations. This role involves driving engineering initiatives, automation deployment, and ensuring alignment with organizational risk posture while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the team.
Finance
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a high ‑ performing engineering team delivering SOC and Incident Response team support that includes security engineering, automation use case deployment, tooling sustainment, and custom capability development
Own strategic and tactical planning for the team by setting clear goals, objectives, and priorities that align with the SOC and Incident Response team and broader organizational risk posture
Drive close alignment and collaboration with the SOC and Incident Response team, ensuring open communication, shared situational awareness, and seamless handoffs that enable agility, precision, and accuracy in operations
Establish and maintain documentation to ensure standardized workflows and processes for reliable, auditable, and repeatable team operations
Champion modern delivery practices—DevOps, Agile, and CI/CD—embedding automation and continuous improvement into engineering and operations
Communicate clearly across levels, translating technical findings into actionable insights for the team and leadership
Model strong people leadership qualities including mentoring and on ‑ the ‑ job training, performance coaching, cybersecurity/technical literacy, business communications skills, and a growth mindset that welcomes feedback and continuous learning
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience strongly preferred
5-7 years of experience in large and complex business environments with a successful track record working directly with senior level management with at least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following domains: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Network Engineering or Operations, Information Technology, Application Development, Access Control, Security Governance, Risk Management, Software Development Security, Cryptography, Security Architecture and Design, Operational Security, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, Legal Regulations, Investigations and Compliance, Physical (Environmental) Security, IT or Security Audit, IT or Security Compliance preferred
2-3 years of experience securing cloud deployments on common platforms like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform preferred
Experience with deploying environments by defining infrastructure as code (IaC) preferred
Experience with declarative IaC approaches and immutable infrastructure preferred
Experience with securing container deployments, Kubernetes, managed Kubernetes PaaS services, Agile environments and DevOps environments preferred
Experience with managing infrastructure through CI/CD pipelines preferred
Experience in documentation tools such as Visio and Microsoft Office products preferred
Strong background in DevSecOps, development, automation, and working with complex connectivity integrations and REST APIs
Experience with scripting and automation in widely used languages such as Python or PowerShell
Practical understanding of cloud providers, technologies, and concepts
Strong understanding of Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps environments
Advanced knowledge in Infrastructure design and management
Strong technical skills and hands on experience in Cybersecurity as it relates to alert triage, on-going monitoring, detection, investigation, and incident response activities
Understanding of Cybersecurity concepts such as SIEM analytics, Endpoint security, Network security, Cloud security, Data Loss Prevention/Data Privacy, and Web/Email security
Practical understanding of the NIST Incident Response Life Cycle and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Strong knowledge of the OSI model and security that is associated with each layer
Strong knowledge of core Information Technology concepts such as TCP/IP networking, Windows & Active Directory, Unix/Linux/Mac, web/email traffic fundamentals, and using a command line interface (CLI)
Knowledge of Leadership and Management of a technical team of professional engineers
Working knowledge of management processes such as personnel administration, planning, and budgeting
Demonstrated success in project management
Strong presentation expertise, and the ability to coordinate and conduct meetings
Familiarity with vendors, vendor negotiations, project expenses and purchasing requisitions
Effective planning, time management, negotiation and delegation skills
Ability to think strategically and make collaborative decisions
Ability to approach problems with an open-mind and create new and innovative ideas and methods
Communicates quickly, clearly, concisely, appropriately and intelligently
Foster open communication, speaks with impact, listens to others and writes effectively
Ability to apply structured analysis methods to various types of data to establish trends, determine variability, and business impact
Strong analytical skills
Detail oriented
Benefits
401K matching
Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
Tuition assistance
Training
GM employee auto discount
Community service pay
Nine company holidays
Company
GM Financial
GM Financial is the captive finance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Company.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2010-09-29Acquired
Leadership Team
Katie DeGraaf
Senior Vice President, OnStar Insurance, Product & Telematics
Ross Reichardt
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