SOC Manager

Key Roles and Responsibilities of a SOC Manager

Team Leadership: Manage SOC analysts and engineers, including recruitment, training, and performance evaluation.

Incident Response Leadership: Oversee the entire process of security incident handling, from detection and analysis to containment, eradication, and recovery.

Security Strategy Development: Design and implement cybersecurity policies and strategies aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Tools and Technology Management: Operate and optimize security tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), log analysis, and network traffic monitoring.

Executive Reporting and Communication: Translate technical security insights into business language for executive-level reporting.

Threat Hunting Expertise: Possess deep technical knowledge of advanced threat detection methodologies.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree minimum, with typically 5–10 years of SOC operations experience.

Certifications: Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or other internationally recognized security credentials.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in SIEM, log analysis, network traffic analysis, cloud security, and threat hunting.

Soft Skills: Strong leadership, crisis management, communication abilities, and strategic thinking.

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