Cyber Operations Manager

Overview

Cyber Operations Manager

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine s "World s best companies 2024" ranking.

Reference number

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

IT - Cybersecurity expert

Job title

Cyber Operations Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Position Summary

The Cyber Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day cybersecurity operational activities for Safran USA, covering both standard (non-regulated) IT environments and U.S. regulated environments.

This role reports directly to the Safran USA CISO and maintains a dotted-line functional relationship to the Safran Group Cyber Operations Manager to ensure alignment with Group cyber strategy, tooling, and operational standards—while preserving U.S. regulatory control and authority.

The role is structured around two distinct but integrated scopes of responsibility:

• Cyber Operational Activities – Standard (Non-Regulated) Environments (~80%)

• Cyber Operational Activities – Regulated U.S. Environments (~20%)

This structure ensures full alignment with Safran Group global SOC operations, while preserving U.S. regulatory compliance and operational control where required.

Reporting Structure

• Direct Reporting (Solid Line):
Safran USA CISO

• Functional Reporting (Dotted Line):
Safran Group Cyber Operations Manager

Key Interfaces

• Safran USA CIO

• Safran Group CISO

• Safran Group Cyber Operations Team

• Safran Companies in US

• Export Control, Legal, and Compliance

• MSSP SOC and Incident Response leadership

Role Objective

For standard (non-regulated) Safran USA environments, the Cyber Operations Manager acts as an extension of the Safran Group Global SOC, ensuring local execution, coordination, and operational consistency.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the U.S. operational extension of the group team (global SOC, CERT, vulnerability management, …)

• Apply and enforce Group-defined processes, tooling, and standards, including:

• Security monitoring and alerting

• Incident response processes

• Escalation and communication workflows

• Coordinate incident response activities in alignment with:

• Group CERT and Global SOC procedures

• Group incident classification and severity models

• Ensure proper integration of Safran USA environments into:

• Global SOC monitoring

• Centralized tooling and dashboards

• Provide local operational support and context to Global Cyber Operation teams during investigations

• Contribute to continuous improvement of SOC processes and detection use cases

In this scope, the role operates fully aligned with and under the operating model of the Global SOC.

Role Objective

For U.S. regulated environments (e.g., CMMC, ITAR, DFARS-scoped systems), the Cyber Operations Manager is responsible for piloting the MSSP, ensuring that cybersecurity operations are compliant with U.S. regulatory constraints while being smoothly and securely integrated with the Global SOC.

Candidate skills & requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Pilot and oversee external MSSP services supporting regulated U.S. environments, including:

• SOC monitoring

• Incident detection and response

• L3 escalation and incident handling

• Ensure MSSP operations comply with:

• U.S. regulatory requirements (CMMC, ITAR, DFARS)

• Export Control and data-access restrictions

• Define and enforce adapted operational processes for regulated environments

• Ensure controlled and…