SOC Manager

SOC Manager 

Pay: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Santa Cruz, CA –100 % Onsite

OVERVIEW:

Startup organization is looking for a SOC leader to manage a team of 8 technicians and oversee all aspects of safety and SOC/security operations. Person will lead, mentor, and develop a geographically distributed SOC team, including analysts across multiple shifts. They must have previous experience managing security teams or leading SOC operations(incident response or threat detection). They must gave drove a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. This person will be charged with defining roles, skill sets, training paths, and career development plans for SOC staff in a of a support 24x7 operations. Hands on experience with enterprise security tools (SIEM, EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence platforms) are a must. This role reports directly to the CEO and is considered a member of the leadership team. This person will oversee daily SOC operations, including monitoring, triage, investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Must have 5-10 yrs experience leading, mentoring, and developing a SOC team, including analysts across multiple shifts and regions including:
1. Ensure consistent execution of response playbooks and standard operating procedures
2. Coordinate cross functional response efforts with DFIR, IT, legal, privacy, HR, and communications teams
3. Ensure effective use and continuous improvement of security tooling such as SIEM, XDR, NDR, and threat intelligence platforms
4. Drive enhancements to detection use cases, alert, and automation - Evaluate emerging threats and attacker techniques and translate intelligence into actionable detection strategies Metrics, Reporting & Governance
2. Define and track SOC KPIs and metrics (e.g., MTTD, MTTR, alert quality, coverage)
3. Define roles, skill sets, training paths, and career development plans for SOC staff
4. Develop and execute a multiyear SOC maturity roadmap aligned to business and risk priorities
5. Ensure SOC operations align with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST)
6. Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and technology improvements