SOC Level 3 Manager - Cyber Defense & Threat Intel

Peraton; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Security Operations Center Level 3 Manager to support the SITEC contract at MacDill AFB, Florida. This senior role leads a multi-disciplinary team responsible for defensive cyber operations, threat hunting, CTI, and analytics to protect DoD networks around the globe.

The position requires extensive experience in cyber defense, DoD compliance, and strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 14+ years with HS Diploma
• 12+ years with AS/AA degree
• 10+ years with BS/BA
• 8+ years with MS/MA
• 5+ years with PhD
• DoW TS/SCI clearance required
• Security +
• Must be DoW 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 462– Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Advanced

Responsibilities

• Direct proactive, intelligence-driven threat hunting across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and app environments to uncover adversary activity that may have evaded existing security controls.
• Provide managerial oversight of host, memory, network, cloud, and other digital forensic investigations, ensuring evidence integrity, analytical quality, and timely operational reporting.
• Direct malware triage, static and dynamic analysis, behavioral analysis, and reverse engineering to identify adversary capabilities and translate findings into actionable intelligence, detections, and countermeasures.
• Lead the development of strategic cyber threat intelligence products aligned with mission priorities, priority intelligence requirements, and emerging adversary threats.
• Guide the responsible adoption of advanced analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic capabilities to improve investigative efficiency, detection coverage, analytical quality, and operational decision-making.
• Direct development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of advanced detections and countermeasures informed by adversary tradecraft, threat intelligence, incident findings, threat hunts, and Purple Team exercises.
• Integrate SOC Level 3 capabilities with SOC Levels 1 and 2 by establishing clear escalation paths, enabling seamless knowledge transfer, and translating advanced threat findings into actionable triage procedures, detections, playbooks, and response improvements.

Skills

Threat hunting

Cyber Threat Intel

Forensic analysis

Machine learning

Team leadership

Education

HS Diploma

AS/AA degree

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Security+

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Security Operations Center Level 3 Manager to support the SITEC contract at MacDill AFB, Florida. This senior role leads a multi-disciplinary team responsible for defensive cyber operations, threat hunting, CTI, and analytics to protect DoD networks around the globe.

The position requires extensive experience in cyber defense, DoD compliance, and strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.