SOC Manager — Detection & Automation Leader (Hybrid)

Insight Global; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & DI

401(k) with Company Match

PTO and Paid Holidays

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Programs

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on SOC Manager in Phoenix to lead and modernize an automated, engineering-driven security operations program. You will oversee day-to-day SOC operations while advancing threat hunting, detection engineering, automation, incident response, and threat intelligence capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in information security, strong leadership, and experience with SIEM/SOAR, plus scripting skills (PowerShell/Python/Bash).

Qualifications

• 6+ years of information security experience.
• Leadership experience within a Security Operations Center or security operations environment.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, incident response, threat hunting, and detection engineering.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.
• Experience developing operational metrics and measuring SOC performance.
• Experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.
• Knowledge of threat actors, attack methodologies, and incident response best practices.
• Experience managing MDR providers and security platform integrations.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily SOC operations, incident response activities, and security monitoring functions.
• Build and mature threat hunting and detection engineering capabilities.
• Drive adoption of automation, SOAR technologies, and AI-assisted security operations.
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting.
• Oversee vulnerability management, cloud security integrations, and detection coverage improvements.
• Manage MDR providers and third-party security service relationships.
• Lead major security incidents, investigations, escalations, and post-incident reviews.
• Develop crisis communication plans and cyber response procedures.
• Hire, mentor, train, and develop SOC analysts and security engineers.
• Establish operational processes and continuously improve SOC effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Incident response

Security operations

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

ReliaQuest GreyMatter

Rapid7 InsightVM

Upwind CNAPP

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on SOC Manager in Phoenix to lead and modernize an automated, engineering-driven security operations program. You will oversee day-to-day SOC operations while advancing threat hunting, detection engineering, automation, incident response, and threat intelligence capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in information security, strong leadership, and experience with SIEM/SOAR, plus scripting skills (PowerShell/Python/Bash).