Manager - Security Operations & Engineering

Company Description

Daxko builds the software that powers fitness wellness and community organizations—everything from member management and payments to digital engagement and analytics. From small studios to the largest associations we help thousands of fitness businesses streamline operations enhance member experiences and drive sustainable revenue growth.

Job Description

We’re seeking a strategic and hands-on Manager of Security Operations & Engineering to lead and evolve our security operations driving the maturity of our SOC and incident response capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our security landscape while building and mentoring a team of passionate engineers.

In this critical role you will oversee key areas including cloud security identity and access management (IAM) vulnerability management and security tooling—ensuring our operations are proactive scalable and tightly aligned with business goals.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Team Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and inspire a team of security engineers and SOC analysts focused on cloud security IAM vulnerability management and tooling.

• Hire coach and retain top talent by fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture that reflects Daxko’s core values.

• Conduct regular performance evaluations and handle team matters with fairness and professionalism.

Operational Excellence

• Drive the daily execution of security operations and oversee a dynamic SOC environment.

• Develop and mature incident response processes—create playbooks run tabletop exercises and lead live response to events.

• Define and report on meaningful metrics and KPIs to assess security posture and continuously improve performance.

• Prioritize and lead cross-functional security projects aligned with business risk and strategic priorities.

• Own and optimize the usage of key security platforms including SIEM SOAR EDR and threat intelligence tools.

Collaboration & Innovation

• Partner with IT Engineering DevOps and GRC to enhance detection capabilities streamline response and reduce organizational risk.

• Promote automation and modernize workflows to increase efficiency and reduce alert fatigue.

• Act as a trusted security advisor to both technical and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

What You Bring:

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years in security operations and/or engineering with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.

• Proven success building or maturing SOC and incident response programs in hybrid cloud and on-premise environments.

• Deep expertise in IAM cloud security (AWS/Azure) vulnerability management and endpoint protection.

• Hands-on experience with SIEM/SOAR threat intelligence platforms IOCs/TTPs and automation.

• Strong project management communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A passion for mentoring and growing high-performing technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth fast-paced environments.

• Familiarity with compliance standards (SOC 2 ISO 27001 NIST).

• Security certifications such as CISSP CISM GCIH or GCIA.

• Experience using automation or AI to enhance security operations.

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is $156000 - $223000 per year. Where you fall within the pay range is based on how you demonstrate the attributes and competencies required for the role. We mostly reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for internal growth. In addition to base salary we offer a comprehensive benefits package performance-based incentives and opportunities for growth.

#LI-Remote

Daxko is dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to diversity in the broadest sense including thought and perspective age ability nationality ethnicity orientation and gender. The skills perspectives ideas and experiences of all of our team members contribute to the vitality and success of our purpose and values.

We truly care for our team members and this is reflected through our offices and benefits and great perks. These perks are only for our full-time team members. Some of our favorites include:

🏝  Flexible paid time off  ⚕️ Affordable health dental and vision insurance options 💪  Monthly fitness reimbursement 🤑  401(k) matching 🍼  New-Parent Paid Leave 👖  Casual work environments 🏡  Remote work

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.