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# Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

- **Company:** Analytic Search Group
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us9ce7dc53e61a2c688fa324c01489077f/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelors of Science in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Business from a U.S. accredited college, university, or institution.
 * Active Project Management Professional or equivalent certification
 * 8+ years of relevant experience, including managing a business-hours SOC for an organization of at least 2,000 users.
 * Hands-on experience in performing Data Collection, Detection, Triage and Investigation, as well as Incident Response.
 * Experience creating and implementing processes for incident detection, response, and escalation.
 * Experience assessing incident reports, coordinating response efforts, and ensuring incidents are handled effectively.
 * Understands security engineering best practices and has experience consisting of meaningful security engineering accomplishments.
 * Experience using a high level of analytical skill to solve technical, administrative, and management problems.
 * Has excellent oral, writing, and team skills.

Clearance and Location Requirements:

 * Must be onsite at least 4 days a week at the client location in Washington, DC.

 * Able to be cleared for a Public Trust clearance.

## Description

We are looking for an experienced and technically sharp Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager to lead our client's Cybersecurity Operations Team. The Security Operations Team consists of a multi-tier analyst team, security engineering team, and insider risk team. This is a hands-on, leadership role for someone who is passionately interested in continually improving the Security Operations Team's capabilities in a client organization that strongly buys into the importance of security and consistently delivering on security excellence.
Role Description:
In this role, you will own the success of the Security Operations Team. In addition to setting and successfully delivering upon the Security Operations Team's strategy, you are knowledgeable about multi-tier analytical and security engineering approaches. The knowledge is deep enough to where you can successfully set and deliver upon improvement strategies involving a mixture of improving staff expertise in addition to improving how the current security tool portfolio is deployed and utilized.


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