SOC Manager (Cyber Security Operations Manager) - 6 Months

SOC Manager (Cyber Security Operations Manager)
Location: Southwest England (Remote Working Available. Possibly some travel if business requires it)
Duration: 6 months
Excellent Rates
Public Sector Experience highly desirable
UK National or Valid working Visa
IR35 In Scope

*Urgent 6 Month contract - Role hiring now!*

An exciting remote working assignment for a major governmental organization based in the Southwest of England who need a proven SOC Manager for the team, who ideally has worked in the Government/Public Sector previously. If you match the requirements below, please share your CV & motivation for immediate consideration to Javaid. Don't delay!

Role Overview
Senior leadership role accountable for the operation and continuous improvement of the Security Operations Centre (SOC), aligned to the UK Government Security Profession (Monitoring Principal). Responsible for delivering effective detection, response, and recovery capabilities against evolving cyber threats.

Essential Criteria

• SOC Leadership & Strategy: Define and execute SOC strategy aligned to organisational risk, NCSC guidance, and government security frameworks.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts, aligning capability development to the UK Government Security Profession framework.
• Incident Response & Management: Own end-to-end incident life cycle (detection, triage, escalation, containment, recovery), including post-incident reviews and exercising to validate response readiness.
• Security Monitoring & Detection Engineering: Act as SOC escalation point; oversee SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS and drive continuous improvement through use-case development, tuning, and threat hunting.
• Threat Intelligence Integration: Embed OSINT and commercial intelligence into SOC operations, informing detection logic and stakeholder awareness.
• Reporting & Risk Communication: Define and report on SOC metrics (eg; MTTD, MTTR), translating technical outputs into business risk insights for senior stakeholders.
• Vendor, MSSP & Cross-Government Engagement: Manage suppliers against SLAs/KPIs and act as primary interface with cross-government SOCs and partners.
• Budget & Resource Management: Support budget planning and resource allocation to optimise SOC capability and performance.

Desirable

• CISSP, CISM (or equivalent)
• Knowledge of UK Government Security Profession frameworks
• Cloud security operations (AWS, Azure)
• ITIL Foundation

Core Technical Expertise

• SIEM, EDR, NDR, IDS/IPS, and log management at enterprise scale
• Detection engineering mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
• Vulnerability management and remediation life cycle
• Network, endpoint, and behavioural analytics
• Compliance with GDPR, NIS Regulations, and NCSC standards

Please send your CV or call Javaid to discuss further.
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