Director of Cybersecurity Operations
Centurion Consulting Group · Raleigh, NC
$195,000–$250,000
Jul 23, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior leadership role responsible for directing a broad set of cybersecurity functions — including a Security Operations Center, incident response, threat intelligence, threat hunting, insider risk, digital forensics, and identity and access management. The position involves setting strategy, managing and developing a security team, overseeing vendor relationships, and driving process maturity across global operations. It suits an experienced cybersecurity leader with a strong background in security operations and process improvement frameworks.
Senior level · 10+ years · Raleigh-Cary, NC
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 1–4
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $146,799 (middle half $105,592–$156,681).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
This role sits at the boundary between a senior hands-on security operations leader (15-1212) and a people/org manager (11-3021). The posting emphasizes direct technical leadership of SOC, incident response, threat intelligence, and IAM operations, which tips it toward 15-1212, but the Director title, team-building mandate, and reporting structure are strong 11-3021 signals.
Advertised as 'Director' — mapped to Principal for advertised level. However, the actual scope (leading one cybersecurity function, reporting to a Sr. Director) is consistent with a Senior-band role on the career ladder rather than a true org-wide Principal.
Certifications listed in the header (Six Sigma, ITIL, GIAC, ECIH, CISSP, EnCE) are framed as requirements in the title block. CISSP, CISM, CISA, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, and PMP are explicitly listed again under Preferred Qualifications — those are marked preferred. GIAC, ECIH, and EnCE appear only in the header certification list with no 'required' gate language, so they are also marked preferred.
Cloud security tools and vulnerability management are mentioned in the qualifications as a familiarity requirement but name no specific product; they are captured as SIEM/SOAR/EDR which are the concrete named technologies listed alongside them.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
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