SOC Manager

Company Description ISECURION is a CERT-In empanelled and ISO 27001:2022 certified cybersecurity consulting company that helps organizations stay secure in a complex digital landscape. The team focuses on strengthening security posture, achieving compliance, and building long-term cyber resilience for businesses of varying sizes and sectors. ISECURION delivers services such as Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), compliance audits, cloud security, DFIR, risk assessments, and managed security services. Its practical, business-focused approach ensures clients not only identify vulnerabilities, but also understand their impact, prioritize remediation, and align with industry best practices and regulatory standards. The company is driven by a passionate team committed to cybersecurity, research, innovation, and meaningful security outcomes for clients.Role Description We are looking for an experienced SOC Manager with 4-5 years of experience in security operations to lead our Security Operations Center function. The role involves managing day-to-day SOC operations, leading a team of analysts, overseeing incident detection and response, and acting as the primary escalation point for security incidents across client environments.Key Responsibilities:• Lead and manage day-to-day operations of the Security Operations Center (SOC), ensuring 24x7 monitoring and coverage.• Supervise, mentor, and manage the performance of SOC analysts (L1/L2/L3) and ensure adherence to SLAs.• Oversee triage, investigation, and response for security alerts and incidents escalated from SIEM and other monitoring tools.• Act as the primary escalation point for critical and high-severity security incidents, coordinating response and remediation efforts.• Define, review, and continuously improve SOC processes, playbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).• Monitor and fine-tune SIEM use cases, correlation rules, and alerting thresholds to reduce false positives.• Drive incident response activities, including containment, eradication, and post-incident root cause analysis.• Prepare and present SOC performance metrics, incident reports, and trend analysis to leadership and clients.• Coordinate with threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and IT teams for a holistic security posture.• Ensure SOC operations align with relevant compliance and regulatory requirements (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, RBI, etc.).• Support audits, client reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives for the SOC function.• Stay current on emerging threats, attack techniques, and industry best practices to guide SOC strategy.Qualifications• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, Microsoft Sentinel, or similar.• Strong understanding of the incident response lifecycle, threat hunting, and forensics fundamentals.• Familiarity with EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security tools.• Working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and common attack vectors/TTPs.• Understanding of networking fundamentals, log analysis, and security monitoring across cloud and on-premise environments.• Experience managing shift rosters, escalation matrices, and SLA-driven SOC operations.• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field.• 4-5 years of overall experience in security operations, threat monitoring, or incident response, including prior experience leading or mentoring a SOC team.• Strong understanding of SIEM operations, threat detection, and incident response lifecycle.Certifications (Preferred)• CISSP / CISM• GIAC certifications (GCIH, GCIA, or similar)• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)• Any other relevant or equivalent certifications will also be considered valuable.Collaboration and Communication• Work closely with client stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams to align SOC operations with business needs.• Communicate incident status, risk, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.• Demonstrate strong leadership, decision-making, and team management skills in a fast-paced environment.