Manager of Rapid Deployment

TENEX.AI • Overland Park, KS

17h • Onsite

About The Position

As Manager of Rapid Deployment, you will lead a pod of Deployment Engineers and/or Security Solution Engineers — SIEM/SOAR through active hands-on management. This is a player-coach role — you are as comfortable diving into a complex deployment as you are running a 1:1 or unblocking your team. You will work closely with the Project Manager to keep work prioritized and moving.

Requirements

• 5+ years in technical roles (SIEM deployment, content engineering, or similar) with 2+ years in people management
• Hands-on proficiency with Google SecOps and/or Microsoft Sentinel — this is a player-coach role
• Experience managing deployment pipelines and customer onboarding workflows
• Strong project coordination skills; comfortable triaging competing priorities alongside a Project Manager
• Experience developing and maintaining technical runbooks and deployment playbooks
• Demonstrated ability to both mentor engineers and directly contribute to complex technical work
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a bias toward action
• Excellent customer-facing communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance startup environment
• Passion for cybersecurity, automation, and continuous improvement
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC certifications, Google Cloud Professional, Microsoft SC-200/AZ-500, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect are a plus

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of Deployment Engineers and/or Security Solution Engineers — SIEM/SOAR through active daily oversight
• Serve as a strong hands-on technical resource for complex deployments — this is a player-coach role requiring both people leadership and deep technical proficiency
• Coordinate with the Project Manager to prioritize incoming deployment requests based on team capacity, customer urgency, and skillset
• Own team delivery metrics — go-live timelines, concurrent deployment capacity, and content coverage
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
• Identify and remove blockers affecting deployment timelines
• Collaborate with the Director to refine team processes, tooling, and onboarding playbooks

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and engineering

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager