SOC Manager

Role: SOC Manager

Location: London

Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience

Career Level: Manager

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and the candidate being granted a level of security clearance which typically requires 10 years continuous UK address history, usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK, and a declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

Role Description:

The SOC Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the SOC. This includes ensuring the SOC meets service-level objectives, maintaining compliance, coordinating with external stakeholders and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily SOC operations, ensuring effective monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.

• Define SOC KPIs, metrics, and reporting frameworks for operational performance and risk visibility.

• Manage staffing, scheduling, training, and career development for SOC personnel.

• Ensure alignment of SOC activities with organizational security policies and regulatory obligations.

• Coordinate with the Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, and IT Operations teams for cross-functional collaboration.

• Oversee onboarding of new tooling, integrations, and process automations.

• Lead SOC maturity assessments and drive improvement roadmap initiatives.

• Represent SOC during internal and external audits and executive reporting sessions.

• Maintain readiness for major incident management and crisis communication.