SOC Manager

Smiths Detection; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Detection in Bengaluru invites an experienced SOC Manager to lead the Security Operations Centre, ensuring continuous monitoring, detection, and incident response across the organization.

You will mentor 8–10 analysts, develop playbooks, drive improvements in SIEM use, threat hunting, and investigations, and coordinate major incidents with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in security operations with progressive responsibility.
• Proven leadership experience managing SOC analysts or teams of 8–10.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, monitoring and alert investigations.
• Solid incident response and security investigation methodologies.
• Experience handling major incidents.
• Understanding attacker TTPs, threat hunting and detection engineering.
• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP or CISM.

Responsibilities

• Lead 365 x 24 x 7 security monitoring, detection, investigation and incident response.
• Develop and maintain SOC operating procedures, process and playbooks.
• Lead, coach and develop SOC team.
• Conduct regular 1-2-1's, performance reviews and development planning.
• Identify skills gaps and appropriate training to build analyst capabilities across SIEM, incident response, threat hunting and security investigation.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of SOC personnel as required.
• Establish shift patterns and on-call operational coverage.
• Manage SOC workload, prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Establish and report meaningful SOC operational metrics.
• Ensure consistent application of incident investigation and response procedures
• Provide operational leadership during major cyber incidents.

Skills

SOC leadership

Team management

Incident response

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

SIEM

Security monitoring

Security investigations

Performance coaching

Education

CISSP or CISM certification

Tools

SIEM platforms

Job description

Job Description

At Smiths Detection, we design and deliver advanced security screening and threat detection technology that protects people and infrastructure worldwide.

Job Purpose:

The SOC Manager is responsible for the effective operation, performance and continuous improvement of the Security Operations Centre (SOC) while working closely with the Head of Cybersecurity and Technology teams to reduce organizational cyber risk.

The role will own the day-to-day operation of the SOC and lead a team of high-performing SOC analysts to create an accountable and collaborative SOC culture.

Duties:

• Operational leadership to ensure 365 x 24 x 7 security monitoring, detection, investigation and incident response.
• Develop and maintain effective SOC operating procedures, process and playbooks.
• Lead, coach and develop SOC team.
• Conduct regular 1-2-1's, performance reviews and development planning.
• Identify skills gaps and appropriate training to build analyst capabilities across SIEM, incident response, threat hunting and security investigation.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of SOC personnel as required.
• Establish appropriate shift patterns and on-call operational coverage.
• Manage SOC workload, prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Establish and report meaningful SOC operational metrics.
• Ensure consistent application of incident investigation and response procedures
• Provide operational leadership during major cyber incidents.

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum 8-10 years SOC experience with progressive responsibility in security operations.
• Significant SOC leadership, including proven experience managing security analysts and/or leading SOC teams of 8-10 members.
• Strong practical experience with SIEM platforms, security monitoring and alert investigation.
• Strong understanding of incident response and security investigation methodologies.
• Experience managing major incidents.
• Strong understanding of attacker TTP's, threat hunting and detection engineering.
• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Relevant security certification such as CISSP, CISM or equivalent.