A Security Operations Lead oversees the daily operations of an organization's security tools, ensuring the effective detection, response, and mitigation of cyber threats. They lead a team of analysts, coordinate incident response efforts, and implement strategies to strengthen the overall security posture.

This role is onsite in Springfield MO, Remote work is not an option

Responsibilities and Duties:

Lead in detecting and analyzing security incidents, including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.

Act as the escalation point for complex security events and coordinate with internal teams and external partners.

Continuously improve detection capabilities through tuning and rule development.

Collaborate with IT, network, and application teams to enhance threat visibility.

Lead development and execution of incident response playbooks. Conduct post-incident review processes as needed.

Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.

Contribute to the drafting of policies, procedures, and related guidelines within an area of expertise to meet defined key principles and ensure compliance with external requirements.

Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to required standards. Or identify, within the team, patterns of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and with relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, taking appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate.

Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate Team Members to achieve local business goals.

Document "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required.

Support strategy formulation for digital by exploring how information technology within information security domain can be used to help the organization become more responsive to customer needs and changing business requirements.

Use the organization's development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Conduct research and select relevant information to enable analysis of key themes and trends using primary data sources and business intelligence tools.

Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.

Skills:

Required:

Monitors, interprets and understands policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.

Maintains systems/services and information security, integrity, compliance and continuity. 

Ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Follows confidentiality procedures, ensuring that restricted information is only shared with approved recipients, that data sharing is done so using approved/secure communication methods, and that data is kept safe and secure at all times.

Interprets and applies knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in area of expertise.

Controls access to servers, systems, and computers. 

Determines and analyzes trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making. 

Conducts gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy.

Plans, organizes, prioritizes and oversees activities to efficiently meet objectives.

Communicates and articulates potential resolutions or strategies in a clear, compelling, and tailored manner to address specific challenges or meet organizational needs.

Preferred:

Creates reports, and reviews reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports.

Demonstrates a change mindset as well as plans, executes and monitors activities during times of change whilst keeping performance levels up.

Understands and effectively use standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes.

Expresses ideas, requests action, formulates plans and policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.

Understands, evaluates, uses, and engages with digital technology and information, as well as creates and shares digital content, while being aware of essentials like safety, privacy and ethical considerations. 

Shifts into and out of a mental mindset associated with assessing the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment, and makes the appropriate/innovative adjustments to thinking and work habits to thrive in any scenario. 

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience: Experienced practitioner able to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (3 to 6 years)

Managerial Experience: Experience supervising and directing team members and utilizing resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes (1 to 3 years)

O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization. 

Total Compensation Package:

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off

• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs

• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs

• Opportunities for Career Growth

O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: rar@oreillyauto.com or call 417-862-2674, ext. 68901, and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.

Consistent with internal policy and applicable law, the Company electronically monitors the use of Company-provided systems, including telephone conversations and transmissions, Internet access and usage, and electronic mail and transmissions. The Company additionally employs video cameras in common internal and external areas.