Cyber Security Manager: Incident Detection and Response

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security Manager: Incident Detection and Response to join us in this remote role. This position will report to the Cyber Security Director.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a blended IDR team (IR, SOC operations, threat detection, and security tooling engineers)
• Lead cyber incident investigations across the environment and oversee root cause analysis
• Lead the design and operation of detection capabilities aligned with compliance requirements and risk appetite
• Oversee the development of threat models and provide guidance on improving cyber defense posture
• Execute and oversee a process of a data driven methodology for measuring cyber defense effectiveness
• Coordinate cross-functional response activities with IT infrastructure, applications, OT/ICS teams, legal, HR, communications, and other stakeholders.
• Establish and track metrics to measure defense effectiveness, report outcomes and trends to leadership.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Relevant professional certifications preferred, such as:
  • Incident Response / Blue Team: GCIH, GCIA, GCED, GCFR, GNFA, GCTI, GCFA
  • General Security: CISSP, CISM, CCSP
  • Cloud or platform specific: Azure, AWS, or similar

• Strong understanding of security operations, digital forensics, incident response, and threat detection methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams in an operational environment.

Experienced required:

• 7–10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 3–5 years directly in Security Operations Center (SOC), Incident Response, or Threat Detection roles.
• 3+ years of people management or team-lead experience, including performance management, coaching, and talent development.
• Hands-on experience in leading cyber incident investigations from detection through containment and recovery.
• Proven experience managing or partnering with an MSSP/MDR/SOC-as-a-Service provider.
• Experience in industrial/OT/ICS environments (e.g., chemical, energy, manufacturing) strongly preferred.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.