We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Security Operations Center (SOC) Managerto lead and mature our security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in SIEM platforms and cloud security, coupled with proven management and leadership skills.
Note: it's a year extendable contract
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and Manage:Oversee the day-to-day operations of the SOC team, ensuring 24/7 security monitoring, incident triage, and response.
- Strategy & Setup:Drive the strategy, design, implementation, and ongoing maturity of the SOC environment, including tooling, processes, and playbooks.
- SIEM Expertise:Act as the subject matter expert for SIEM platforms, specifically Microsoft Sentineland IBM QRadar, optimizing them for log ingestion, correlation rules, alerting, and reporting.
- Cloud Security:Ensure effective security monitoring and incident response across Cloudenvironments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), integrating cloud native security tools with the SIEM.
- Incident Response:Own the end-to-end incident response lifecycle, ensuring timely containment, eradication, and post-incident analysis.
- Team Development:Mentor, train, and manage SOC analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, skill development, and collaboration.
Qualifications
- Experience: 8 yearsof progressive experience in Information Security, with a minimum of 3+ yearsin a SOC leadership or management role.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Deep, hands-on experience with SIEM technologies, particularly Sentineland/or QRadar.
- Strong understanding of Cloudsecurity principles, architecture, and monitoring in major CSPs.
- Demonstrable experience with SOC Setupand process maturity (e.g., establishing tiers, creating playbooks, defining KPIs).
- Leadership:Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
- Certifications (Preferred):Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or cloud-specific security certifications (e.g., Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Certified Security - Specialty).
