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Security Operations Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers complete PERM labor certification, confirming no qualified U.S. workers are available. Cybersecurity and physical security operations align well with PERM's specialty occupation standards, making employer-sponsored permanent residency a realistic path for credentialed foreign professionals.
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Location: Durham (Hybrid)
Reports To: SOC Manager
Skip-Level Manager: Senior Director of Security Operations
Role Summary:
The Security Operations Center (SOC) is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive continuous process improvement, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. This role is pivotal in safeguarding critical assets through rapid incident response, automation, and collaboration with internal and external partners. You will be responsible for refining SOC processes, developing detection capabilities, and ensuring alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Security Operations Leadership:
- Lead and execute advanced SOC operations, including incident detection, triage, containment, and root cause analysis across Pearson environments. Requirement to work on-call schedule to ensure 24x7 coverage during non-office hours.
Detection Engineering & Automation:
- Develop, implement, and optimize detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows to reduce mean time to containment and improve SOC efficiency.
Process Improvement:
- Continuously assess and enhance SOC processes and procedures, ensuring best practices and alignment with evolving threat landscapes.
Threat Intelligence Integration:
- Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to analyze emerging risks and integrate relevant TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) into SOC operations.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, translating technical findings into actionable insights and ensuring transparency throughout security operations.
Compliance & Governance:
- Ensure all SOC activities comply with relevant standards (e.g., NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus) and internal Pearson policies.
Reporting & Metrics:
- Deliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of SOC operations.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Must have experience working with regulated environments or government clients.
- Proven experience in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering (4+ years).
- Hands-on expertise with SOAR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM technologies.
- Experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Strong background in multitasking, adapting, and thriving in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication skills, especially in stakeholder management and translating technical risk to non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- US – Strong understanding of FedRAMP, GovRAMP and StateRAMP policies and practices.
- UK – Strong understanding of UK GDPR, Cyber Essentials and NCSC Guidance.
- Knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure.
- Experience collaborating with red/purple teams and defensive teams.
Who we are:
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.
Job: Security
Job Family: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: OCTO
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Req ID: 26293
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Business Unit: SOC
Location: Durham (Hybrid)
Reports To: SOC Manager
Skip-Level Manager: Senior Director of Security Operations
Role Summary:
The Security Operations Center (SOC) is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive continuous process improvement, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. This role is pivotal in safeguarding critical assets through rapid incident response, automation, and collaboration with internal and external partners. You will be responsible for refining SOC processes, developing detection capabilities, and ensuring alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Security Operations Leadership:
- Lead and execute advanced SOC operations, including incident detection, triage, containment, and root cause analysis across Pearson environments. Requirement to work on-call schedule to ensure 24x7 coverage during non-office hours.
Detection Engineering & Automation:
- Develop, implement, and optimize detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows to reduce mean time to containment and improve SOC efficiency.
Process Improvement:
- Continuously assess and enhance SOC processes and procedures, ensuring best practices and alignment with evolving threat landscapes.
Threat Intelligence Integration:
- Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to analyze emerging risks and integrate relevant TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) into SOC operations.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, translating technical findings into actionable insights and ensuring transparency throughout security operations.
Compliance & Governance:
- Ensure all SOC activities comply with relevant standards (e.g., NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus) and internal Pearson policies.
Reporting & Metrics:
- Deliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of SOC operations.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Must have experience working with regulated environments or government clients.
- Proven experience in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering (4+ years).
- Hands-on expertise with SOAR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM technologies.
- Experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Strong background in multitasking, adapting, and thriving in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication skills, especially in stakeholder management and translating technical risk to non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- US – Strong understanding of FedRAMP, GovRAMP and StateRAMP policies and practices.
- UK – Strong understanding of UK GDPR, Cyber Essentials and NCSC Guidance.
- Knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure.
- Experience collaborating with red/purple teams and defensive teams.
Who we are:
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.
Job: Security
Job Family: TECHNOLOGY
Organization: OCTO
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Req ID: 26293
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Security Operations Specialist
Align your credentials to PERM requirements early
PERM requires your employer to document that your specific degree and experience match the job duties exactly. Pull your O*NET occupation profile for Security Operations Specialist now and confirm your credentials map to the listed knowledge, skills, and abilities before you apply.
Target employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing histories
Use Migrate Mate to search Security Operations Specialist roles at employers with verified green card sponsorship histories, so you're not discovering mid-offer that a company has never navigated PERM before and isn't prepared to start.
Verify your prevailing wage tier before salary negotiations
PERM requires your offered wage to meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your target metro area before accepting any offer, so you know whether the salary qualifies at your experience level.
Probe employer PERM readiness during interviews
Many security operations teams haven't sponsored green cards before. Ask directly whether HR has filed PERM petitions, which immigration attorney they use, and whether they're willing to begin the recruitment test phase within your first year of employment.
File I-140 and I-485 concurrently if your priority date allows
If the Visa Bulletin shows your country's EB-2 or EB-3 priority date is current, ask USCIS about concurrent filing. This lets you submit adjustment of status paperwork alongside the I-140 petition, cutting months off your wait for work authorization.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original employer's I-140 is approved, your priority date belongs to you. Under AC21 portability, if your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, you can move to a similar Security Operations role at a new employer without restarting the PERM process from scratch.
Green Card Security Operations Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Security Operations Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Security Operations Specialist positions qualify under EB-2 if they require an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in security operations, cybersecurity, or a related field. EB-3 applies when the role requires a bachelor's degree or at least two years of specialized experience. Your employer's job description must specify these requirements before PERM is filed with DOL.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring renewal every few years, while a green card grants lawful permanent residence with no expiration. PERM labor certification, the first step in most EB-2 and EB-3 cases, requires your employer to conduct a formal DOL-supervised recruitment test and obtain a prevailing wage determination. There's no lottery for employment-based green cards, but per-country annual limits mean nationals of high-demand countries like India and China can face significant priority-date backlogs.
What does the PERM process look like for a Security Operations Specialist role?
Your employer files a prevailing wage request with DOL, then runs a formal recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the specific role. If recruitment results support the case, the employer submits the PERM application through DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway. Approval triggers I-140 filing with USCIS. The entire process typically takes many months before an I-485 adjustment of status can be filed.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor green cards for security operations roles?
Search Migrate Mate for Security Operations Specialist positions filtered to employers with verified EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship histories. This matters because PERM requires your employer to have an established HR and immigration infrastructure. Working with an employer who has completed PERM filings before significantly reduces delays caused by inexperience with the recruitment test or prevailing wage process.
Can I change employers after my green card case is filed?
Two distinct rules apply depending on where you are in the process. If your I-140 is approved, your priority date carries over to a new employer's I-140 petition even if you change jobs. Separately, once your I-485 adjustment of status has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a same or similar Security Operations role at a new employer without restarting PERM from zero.