SOC Manager

Westminster Abbey
1 day ago
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An SOC Manager is needed to take ownership of security operations at a pivotal moment in a regulated organisation’s cyber journey. 

This role puts you right at the centre of strengthening detection, response, and operational resilience—shaping how a modern security operations capability performs day to day. You will be based in London 2 days per week, working from home for the rest of the week. 

What’s in it for you

A key leadership position influencing the maturity of an evolving security operations environment
The opportunity to shape processes, tooling, and service standards across a modern SOC capability
Direct collaboration with internal technology teams and external security providers
Exposure to advanced security tooling including Microsoft Sentinel and wider Microsoft security technologies
The chance to drive operational improvements across incident response, detection, and governance
A highly competitive day rate within a financially regulated environment where cyber security is taken seriously
What you’ll be getting stuck into as a SOC Manager

Leading day-to-day security operations while helping shape the SOC roadmap aligned to wider cyber strategy
Overseeing incident response, threat detection, triage, and mitigation activities across the environment
Managing production security incidents and contributing to change and problem management processes
Working closely with the MSSP to monitor service performance, service levels, and operational metrics
Improving policies, procedures, and technical controls to support regulatory compliance and operational efficiency
Driving service improvements across ticket management, root cause analysis, monitoring, and knowledge management
What you’ll bring to the table as a SOC Manager

Previous experience leading or managing security operations or IT security services
Strong knowledge of SIEM platforms and monitoring frameworks such as Microsoft Sentinel and MITRE ATT&CK
Solid understanding of the Microsoft security ecosystem and associated capabilities
Experience across security technologies including DLP, EDR/XDR, CASB, email security, SWG, and ZTNA/SASE
Experience working with incident management processes and third-party security service providers
If you’re a SOC Manager ready to shape how security operations perform in a regulated, high-impact environment, this is a contract worth exploring.

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