Security Operations Manager

SOC Manager Salary: £80,000.00 to £100,000.00 Location: York Hybrid - On site 1 day a week. A leading international insurance business is seeking a SOC Manager to strengthen cyber defence, improve detection capability, and support incident response within a high-performing Cyber Fusion Centre. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape proactive security operations, drive continuous improvement across detection use cases, and play a key part in protecting critical business assets. The SOC Manager will work alongside specialist security leaders and project teams, helping to mature the company’s monitoring, response, and resilience capabilities. ResponsibilitiesDirect and guide the Blue Team in daily operations, aligning activity with business security objectives and threat intelligence.Oversee continuous monitoring of networks and systems for security breaches or anomalies.Design and maintain incident response plans to support effective mitigation of security events.Coordinate Blue Team exercises to strengthen detection and response readiness.Allocate and manage resources to support performance and address skill or capacity gaps.Perform gap analysis across detection use cases and identify new data sources for SIEM onboarding.Use actionable threat intelligence to develop new detection use cases and improve SIEM capability.Support operational resilience across technology, people, and process for detection and response.Lead initial response to security incidents, including escalation and post-incident lessons learned.Coach and mentor team members to encourage continuous learning and professional development.Develop and maintain security operations policies, processes, and playbooks.Provide regular reporting on security status, incidents, and KRIs to senior stakeholders. Experience & Skills6+ years’ experience in a security operations team, including around 2 years in a management role.Demonstrable experience leading response to security incidents and breaches.Strong understanding of defensive security strategies and cyber incident response processes.Excellent working knowledge of SIEM tools and technologies.Excellent working knowledge of EDR and XDR technologies.Excellent working knowledge of firewalls and other network security appliances.Good understanding of forensics technologies and processes.Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.Excellent leadership, management, communication, and interpersonal skills.Advanced cyber certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, and GPEN are desirable.BSc or MSc in Cybersecurity is highly desirable. BenefitsCompetitive annual salary dependent on experienceAnnual company & performance-based bonusContributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)Private medical cover28 days annual leave plus Bank HolidaysOpportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leaveWellbeing services & resources AdditionalRight to work in the UK requiredEqual opportunities employer Equal Opportunity Statement: SPG Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of the workforce we hire. We offer reasonable accommodation at every stage of the application and interview process.