Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and technically sharp Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager to lead our client’s Cybersecurity Operations Team. The Security Operations Team consists of a multi-tier analyst team, security engineering team, and insider risk team. This is a hands-on, leadership role for someone who is passionately interested in continually improving the Security Operations Team’s capabilities in a client organization that strongly buys into the importance of security and consistently delivering on security excellence.

Role Description: In this role, you will own the success of the Security Operations Team. In addition to setting and successfully delivering upon the Security Operations Team’s strategy, you are knowledgeable about multi-tier analytical and security engineering approaches. The knowledge is deep enough to where you can successfully set and deliver upon improvement strategies involving a mixture of improving staff expertise in addition to improving how the current security tool portfolio is deployed and utilized.

Required Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelors of Science in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Business from a U.S. accredited college, university, or institution.
• Active Project Management Professional or equivalent certification
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including managing a business-hours SOC for an organization of at least 2,000 users.
• Hands-on experience in performing Data Collection, Detection, Triage and Investigation, as well as Incident Response.
• Experience creating and implementing processes for incident detection, response, and escalation.
• Experience assessing incident reports, coordinating response efforts, and ensuring incidents are handled effectively.
• Understands security engineering best practices and has experience consisting of meaningful security engineering accomplishments.
• Experience using a high level of analytical skill to solve technical, administrative, and management problems.
• Has excellent oral, writing, and team skills. Clearance and Location Requirements:
• Must be onsite at least 4 days a week at the client location in Washington, DC.
• Able to be cleared for a Public Trust clearance.