Operations Manager - Security

iO Associates; City Of London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association seeks a hands-on Security Operations Manager for a contract role in London (Remote). You will oversee incident response, threat detection, and security monitoring while developing a capable SOC team using tools such as Microsoft Sentinel and KQL.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a SOC.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel and KQL.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIST.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Security Operations Centre (SOC).
• Oversee threat detection and monitoring via SIEM tools.
• Drive vulnerability management and report security posture.

Skills

Incident response

Threat detection

Security monitoring

Vulnerability management

Education

Degree in Computer Science/ IT

GSOC certification

CPSA certification

SANS certification

MS-500 certification

AZ-500/204 certification

SC-100/200/300/400 certification

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure Defender

Kusto (KQL)

Job description

Security Operations Manager

Contract role (Outside IR35)
Location: London (Remote)

iO Associates is aligned with a leading housing association to recruit a hands-on Security Operations Manager to lead incident response, threat detection, and security monitoring efforts.

You'll guide a capable SOC team, manage real-time investigations, and enhance their security posture using Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, and KQL.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the Security Operations Centre (SOC)
• Handle incident response (including drills, simulations, response actions)
• Oversee threat detection and monitoring (via SIEM tools)
• Drive vulnerability management
• Report security posture via dashboards and metrics
• Use Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, and KQL for threat detection and investigation
• Lead and develop SOC analysts

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science/ IT or relevant industry certifications such as GSOC, CPSA, SANS, CCIM, MS-500, AZ-500/204, SC-100/200/300/400.
• Proven experience managing a SOC/Security Operations function within housing association/public sector.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Kusto (KQL), Azure Defender tools
• Hands-on incident response, threat monitoring, and SIEM use
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIST

If you are interested, please apply immediately as first stage interviews are taking place this week.

Alternatively, feel free to reach me directly on h.barmi @ ioassociates . co . uk.