Mission freelance SOC Manager

SOC Manager
6 Month contract initially
Based: Hybrid/Leamington & Gaydon - Hybrid as per business need
Rate: £Market rates p/d (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a SOC Manager to join the team.
As SOC Manager you will:
* Oversee SOC activities by reviewing your team's performance metrics, incident reports and other key indicators
* Lead incident response efforts when a security incident occurs, the SOC team has to respond as quickly as possible
* Lead these efforts by establishing clear incident response procedures and protocols and conveying them to the team
* Analyse incident reports to understand your organization's security posture by reviewing incident reports, SOC managers identify patterns and trends that may indicate weaknesses or vulnerabilities in their security defences
* Serve as the point of contact (POC) for security incidents within the company. You are the primary liaison between the SOC team, other internal stakeholders, and external parties such as vendors, clients or regulatory bodies.
* Be responsible for conducting information security investigations as a result of security incidents. These are previously identified by the Level 2 security analyst who are monitoring the security consoles from various SOC entry channels (SIEM, Tickets, Email and Phone) End to end security incident management. You will play a key role in providing the highest level of technical expertise and handling the most complex security incidents.

Key Responsibilities:
* Manage service and process improvements of SOC, auditing SOC incidents, identifying new use cases and automations
* POC for SOC engineering team, threat intelligence analyst and Threat exposure management
* Act as a point of escalation for Level-2 SOC security analysts in support of information security investigations to provide guidance and oversight on incident resolution and containment techniques
* Act as the lead coordinator to individual information security incidents
* Mentor security analysts regarding risk management, information security controls, incident analysis, incident response, SIEM monitoring, and other operational tasks (tools, techniques, Procedures) in support of technologies managed by the Security Operations Centre.
* Document incidents from initial detection through final resolution
* Ensure threat management, threat modelling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for security monitoring
* Create reports, dashboards, metrics for SOC operations and presentation to Sr. Mgmt.
* Act as focal point for any investigations involving security; to prepare reports and note follow up action
* Participate in the role of Incident Manager during any incidents and emergencies
* Ensure that all business recovery/contingency plans and/or procedures held within the security control rooms are always kept up to date
* Coordinate with IT teams on escalations, tracking, performance issues, and outages

Key skills & experience:
* Strong knowledge in Authentication, End Point Security, Internet Policy Enforcement, Firewalls, Web Content Filtering, Database Activity Monitoring (DAM), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Identity and Access Management (IAM) and SOC advancements such as EDR and SOAR
* Good knowledge of SIEM technologies, like Google Chronicle, Splunk ES or QRadar
* In-depth familiarity with security policies based on industry standards and best practices
* Experienced within the information security field, with emphasis on security operations, incident management, intrusion analysis, security device installations, configuration, and troubleshooting (e. g., firewall, IDS, etc.)
* Experience in Log source integration and in Developing new correlation rules & Parser writing
* Experienced in SOC automation development, cloud operations (e. g. AWS), Designing, building security operations centers and Regulatory Compliance
* Ability to lead and communicate efficiently within a team environment along with Incident management process development and/or incident management experience
* Solid understanding of information technology and information security required
* Excellent communication and presentation skills with demonstrated skill in presenting analytical data effectively to varied audiences (including executives)
* Ability to work well under pressure with differing levels of Management

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.


LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.