Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

NR Labs LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NR Labs LLC is seeking an experienced Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager to lead a multi-tier security operations team. This hands-on leadership role focuses on setting strategy, improving staff capabilities, and optimizing the security tool portfolio to deliver security excellence for a large client base.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in security operations, PMP or equivalent certification, and demonstrated success managing a SOC for 2,000+ users, with strong communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a U.S. accredited college, university, or institution.
• PMP certification or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant experience including managing a business-hours SOC for 2,000+ users.
• Hands‑on experience in 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 with meaningful security engineering accomplishments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of the Security Operations Team and deliver on its strategy.
• Lead multi-tier analysts, security engineering, and insider risk teams.
• Enhance staff expertise and optimize deployment and use of the security tool portfolio.

Skills

Security operations

Leadership

Incident response

Data analysis

Staff development

Analytical thinking

Oral & written communication

Education

Bachelors in Cybersecurity/IT/Business

PMP or equivalent certification

Job description

Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

About the Role:

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.

Required Qualifications and Education:

• 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.