Cyber SOC Manager ( Cyber Security Operations Manager) Contract NEW

Role: Cyber SOC Manager ( Cyber Security Operations Manager)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Remote with travel to Exeter
Rate: Competitive Rates (Falls within IR35)

The Role:
• Define and lead the delivery of the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) to detect real-time cyber security incidents/data breaches and manage our response and remediation activities, including the management of senior stakeholders and external agencies.
• Ensure adequate controls, practices and capabilities are in place to identify vulnerabilities across the estate and define the process for remediation or mitigation to ensure cyber readiness and resilience against attack.
• Provide strategic level advice to senior management regarding incident response, monitoring, logging and analysis of all relevant systems and processes.
• Lead he development, communication and continuous improvement of the cyber incident response plan Identification of and planning for the required levels of cyber investment within the CSOC to include governance, tooling and staffing.

Essential Skills:
• Experienced SOC Manager
• Strategic in nature, need to understand where they’re and where they are going. Effective in deploying resources
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a team
• In-depth knowledge of incident management processes
• Proven experience delivering an effective security monitoring capability
• Proven experience delivering threat intelligence and assessment
• Proven experience operating cyber security solutions and tool
• Demonstrated experience in managing relationships with external vendors, managed security service providers (MSSPs), and technology partners

Desirable Skills:
• CISSP, CISM or equivalent professional cybersecurity certification
• Experience with Cloud Security (AWS, Azure)
• ITIL Foundation (or equivalent) service management qualification

Please note candidates should hold active SC Clearance or be willing to undergo.