Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

Zohorecruit; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager to lead the Security Operations Team in Washington, DC. You will own the SOC strategy and ensure successful delivery by improving staff expertise and optimizing the security tool portfolio.

The role requires onsite presence four days per week and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or Business from a U.S. accredited institution.
• 8+ years of experience managing a business-hours SOC for 2,000+ users.
• Experience in data collection, detection, triage, investigation, and incident response.
• Experience creating and implementing incident detection, response, and escalation processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of the Security Operations Team and deliver on its strategy.
• Lead and improve security tool deployment and usage across the team.
• Assess incident reports, coordinate response efforts, and ensure effective handling.

Skills

Data collection

Detection

Triage

Investigation

Incident response

Analytical thinking

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / Business

Job description

Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

Washington, DC, United States | Posted on 09/24/2026

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.

Required Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelors of Science in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Business from a U.S. accredited college, university, or institution.
• 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.