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Salary Range
$76,500 - $103,500 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Security Operations Center Watch Lead to join our team at Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company. This role focuses on maintaining comprehensive situational awareness and managing real-time security events, serving as the security representative and primary point of contact during incident responses and crises.
Key Responsibilities
- →Maintain Situational Awareness: Serve as the primary lead for monitoring Waymo’s global footprint, identifying and assessing potential impacts on personnel, the autonomous fleet, and facilities.
- →Manage Real-Time Events: Oversee the security response for active incidents, ensuring operational excellence and strict adherence to established protocols.
- →Represent Physical Security: Act as the physical security representative during the initial stages of all incident responses and crises, collaborating with partners in Facilities, EHS, Operations, Safety, Legal, and Resilience.
- →Conduct Briefings: Provide clear and concise situational updates to leadership during active security events, with the professional judgment to identify when incidents require higher-level intervention.
- →Ensure Operational Quality: Perform real-time audits of incident logs, dispatch recordings, and mass notifications to ensure accuracy, speed, and professionalism.
- →Finalize Reporting: Review and finalize end-of-shift reports to ensure all critical data points are captured for long-term trend analysis.
Requirements
- ✓5+ years of experience leading operations within a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), Military Operations Center, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), or a similar 24/7 command center environment with a primary focus on physical security and incident response.
- ✓A proven track record of making independent, critical decisions in high-pressure, time-sensitive security environments.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Security Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, or a similar field.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to leverage internal telemetry and external risk data—including OSINT, social media analysis, and incident volume—to synthesize multiple information streams and provide actionable situational awareness.
- ✓Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence response actions and provide clarity during fast-paced events.
