Cybersecurity Team Lead - Incident Response Engineering

Cybersecurity Team Lead - Incident Response Engineering

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• Opportunity to work a hybrid model: 4 days onsite and 1 day remote.

Our Cybersecurity team is tasked with the security engineering, regulatory response, third party risk, and incident response capabilities necessary to secure GM Financial, the captive auto finance subsidiary of General Motors. Reporting directly to the CEO, our Cybersecurity team enjoys unprecedented support to deliver the highest level of security capabilities using cutting edge technologies and automating mundane tasks, allowing our teams to focus on interesting and rewarding security work.

As a part of GM, you’ll have the opportunity to work on Cybersecurity projects across financial services, automotive, manufacturing, high-tech, and military industries. We are looking for team players who want the freedom to innovate leading edge capabilities to join our growing Cybersecurity team.

We are seeking a dynamic Incident Response Engineering Team Lead to oversee and develop a high‑performing team supporting SOC and Incident Response operations. This role is responsible for driving SOC and Incident Response engineering initiatives, automation use case deployment, tooling sustainment, and custom capability development. You will own strategic and tactical planning, ensuring alignment with organizational risk posture, and champion modern delivery practices such as Dev Ops, Agile, and CI/CD.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Dev Sec Ops , automation, and cybersecurity, with hands‑on experience in development, scripting, and cloud technologies. Strong leadership skills, project management experience, and the ability to communicate technical insights effectively are essential. This position requires a strategic thinker who fosters collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while mentoring and developing technical talent.

• 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—Dev Ops, 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.

• Strong background in Dev Sec Ops , development, automation, and working with complex connectivity integrations and REST APIs
• Experience with scripting and automation in widely used languages such as Python or Power Shell
• Practical understanding of cloud providers, technologies, and concepts
• Strong understanding of Agile, CI/CD, and Dev Ops 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…