Position: SOC Manager
Employment Type: Contract, Full time
Start: ASAP
Location: Birmingham
Languages: English
Role – We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager to lead our SOC team and drive continuous improvement in our cybersecurity operations. You will play a key role in strengthening our client‘s organization’s security posture by setting strategic goals, overseeing daily operations, leading incident response efforts, and ensuring efficient communication between internal and external stakeholders.
Key skills:
Please apply with your latest CV or share your CV directly with me at christophe.ramen@focusonsap.org
Employment Type: Contract, Full time
Start: ASAP
Location: Birmingham
Languages: English
Role – We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager to lead our SOC team and drive continuous improvement in our cybersecurity operations. You will play a key role in strengthening our client‘s organization’s security posture by setting strategic goals, overseeing daily operations, leading incident response efforts, and ensuring efficient communication between internal and external stakeholders.
Key skills:
- 10+ years of Security experience.
- Strong technical expertise in Authentication, Endpoint Security, Internet Policy Enforcement, Firewalls, Web Content Filtering, DAM, PKI, DLP, IAM, and advanced SOC technologies such as EDR and SOAR.
- Proficiency with SIEM platforms such as Google Chronicle, Splunk ES, or QRadar.
- Solid understanding of security frameworks, policies, and industry best practices.
- Extensive experience in security operations, incident management, intrusion analysis, and security device configuration/troubleshooting.
- Skilled in log source integration, developing correlation rules, and parser creation.
- Hands-on experience with SOC automation, cloud operations (AWS), and regulatory compliance.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to perform under pressure and make sound decisions during critical incidents.
- Consulting background is a plus.
- Strong communication skills (oral & written)
- Rights to work in the UK is must (No Sponsorship available)
- Define and prioritize SOC objectives, focusing on enhancing incident response, minimizing false positives, and improving threat detection.
- Oversee SOC operations, reviewing performance metrics, incident reports, and other key indicators to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Lead and coordinate incident response activities to ensure rapid and effective containment and resolution.
- Establish and communicate clear incident response procedures and protocols across the team.
- Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for all security incidents, liaising with internal departments, vendors, clients, and regulatory bodies.
Please apply with your latest CV or share your CV directly with me at christophe.ramen@focusonsap.org
