Rubrik: Senior Manager, Security Operations Center — Palo Alto, CA

About Rubrik

Rubrik provides data-security and resilience technology for organisations facing cyberattacks, malicious activity and operational disruption. Its recruitment material discusses protecting enterprise information, including data held in business software and cloud environments. The described portfolio includes security and protection for SaaS applications, with attention to access, backup and recovery. Its business connects the technical handling of information with an organisation's ability to keep critical data protected and to recover when normal operations are disrupted.

The position and its setting

Rubrik lists Senior Manager, Security Operations Center in Palo Alto, CA, under reference 8241565. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Information Security
• Employer listing date: 30 September 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• Rubrik is hiring a Senior Manager to lead our Security Operations Center, including our FedRAMP-authorized environment
• Incident response sits at the core of what the SOC does, alongside detection and monitoring, and this role owns all of it
• Driving our AI SOC transformation is a core part of this role
• You'll also own SOC leadership for our FedRAMP environment: same detection, incident response, and operational rigor, applied to the teams and processes inside that compliance boundary
• Hire, train, mentor, and evaluate SOC analysts across both commercial and FedRAMP-scoped teams
• Building: a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning within the SOC
• Keep an eye on signal quality and analyst experience so analysts are working real alerts, not chasing noise
• Development: career paths, training programs, and succession planning for SOC analysts

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 8+ years in security operations, incident response, or a related field, including prior experience leading a SOC, incident response included, in a management or senior lead role
• Experience serving as an Incident Manager, leading incident investigations and coordinating across teams under pressure
• Experience building or maturing a SOC operating model: 24/7 coverage, playbooks, escalation processes
• Hands-on background in detection and response, with real fluency in SIEM/SOAR platforms and common attacker tactics and techniques (MITRE ATT&CK)
• Experience managing and developing SOC analysts, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
• A track record of defining and reporting SOC metrics (MTTD, MTTR, coverage, etc.) to both technical and executive audiences
• Experience supporting compliance frameworks and audits (FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar)
• Direct FedRAMP experience is a plus
• Communication skills and comfort briefing executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on posture and incidents
• Must be a U.S. citizen, as required for FedRAMP responsibilities

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Direct experience evaluating, piloting, or rolling out AI/ML-driven security tooling: AI-assisted triage, automated investigation, GenAI copilots for SOC work, and similar
• Experience operating within or leading a FedRAMP-authorized security function
• Comfort with cloud-native and SaaS environments in addition to traditional on-prem infrastructure
• Certifications like GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, or CISM are a plus

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Advertised location: Palo Alto, CA

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Rubrik

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• ISO
• AI
• audit
• compliance
• training
• stakeholder management
• communication
• security operations
• incident response