{"id":2362886,"url":"https://alion.io/job/pearson-vue-principal-security-operations","title":"Principal, Security Operations","company":{"id":94619,"name":"Pearson VUE","domain":"pearsonvue.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/pearsonvue","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":17,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"}},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":102000,"max_usd":215000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":349},"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"SIEM","optional":false},{"name":"FedRAMP","optional":true},{"name":"GDPR","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-12T15:02:27Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-12","last_verified_at":"2026-10-13T00:08:49Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Business Unit: SOC\nLocation: Durham (Hybrid)\nReports To: SOC Manager\nSkip-Level Manager: Senior Director of Security Operations\nRole Summary:\nThe Security Operations Center (SOC) is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive continuous process improvement, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. This role is pivotal in safeguarding critical assets through rapid incident response, automation, and collaboration with internal and external partners. You will be responsible for refining SOC processes, developing detection capabilities, and ensuring alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.\nKey Responsibilities:\nSecurity Operations Leadership:\nLead and execute advanced SOC operations, including incident detection, triage, containment, and root cause analysis across Pearson environments. Requirement to work on-call schedule to ensure 24x7 coverage during non-office hours.\nDetection Engineering & Automation:\nDevelop, implement, and optimize detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows to reduce mean time to containment and improve SOC efficiency.\nProcess Improvement:\nContinuously assess and enhance SOC processes and procedures, ensuring best practices and alignment with evolving threat landscapes.\nThreat Intelligence Integration:\nCollaborate with threat intelligence teams to analyze emerging risks and integrate relevant TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) into SOC operations.\nStakeholder Engagement:\nAct as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, translating technical findings into actionable insights and ensuring transparency throughout security operations.\nCompliance & Governance:\nEnsure all SOC activities comply with relevant standards (e.g., NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus) and internal Pearson policies.\nReporting & Metrics:\nDeliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of SOC operations.\nRequired Skills & Experience:\nMust have experience working with regulated environments or government clients.\nProven experience in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering (4+ years)\nHands-on expertise with SOAR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM technologies\nExperience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)\nStrong background in multitasking, adapting, and thriving in fast-paced environments\nExcellent communication skills, especially in stakeholder management and translating technical risk to non-technical audiences\nPreferred Qualifications:\nUS - Strong understanding of FedRAMP, GovRAMP and StateRAMP policies and practices.\nUK - Strong understanding of UK GDPR, Cyber Essentials and NCSC Guidance.\nKnowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure\nExperience collaborating with red/purple teams and defensive teams","description_format":"text","description_chars":2886,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Events & Ticketing","Sporting Events"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T16:08:39Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T03:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pearson-vue-principal-security-operations","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pearson-vue-principal-security-operations.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T03:10:10Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4844,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":94619},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=94619"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpearson-vue-principal-security-operations"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpearson-vue-principal-security-operations"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpearson-vue-principal-security-operations"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pearson-vue-principal-security-operations\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpearson-vue-principal-security-operations"}]}