SOC Manager / Security Operations / On site / Finance

Motion Recruitment; Bensalem Township (Bucks County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Motion Recruitment are seeking a senior Manager, Security Operations Center in the Langhorne, PA area for a full-time role at a financial institution. The first 90 days are onsite, then hybrid.

You will lead a SOC built around SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms to protect a regulated banking environment with audit and compliance requirements. You will re-establish staffing models, shift schedules, escalation procedures, and operational standards, then build detection, threat

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security operations, or related IT security roles.
• 3+ years managing or leading a SOC or security operations team.
• Hands-on experience with a SIEM platform such as Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel, including log source onboarding, alerting, and correlation logic
• Experience with EDR tools such as CrowdStrike Falcon or SentinelOne
• Track record of building SOC processes, runbooks, and incident response playbooks
• Experience setting SOC performance metrics and SLAs (MTTD, MTTR) and reporting them to senior leadership
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the SOC and establish staffing models, shift schedules, escalation procedures, and operational standards.
• Build detection, threat hunting, and reporting layers on top of SOC processes.
• Present SOC performance and risk to senior IT leadership and influence how the function runs.

Skills

SOC leadership

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Threat intel

Incident response

Staff management

Security audits

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

ServiceNow

Job description

This is a full-time Manager, Security Operations Center role with a financial institution in the Langhorne, PA area. The first 90 days are onsite, then the schedule moves to hybrid. You will lead a SOC built around SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms, protecting a regulated banking environment with ongoing audit and compliance requirements.

You will re-establish staffing models, shift schedules, escalation procedures, and operational standards, then build the detection, threat hunting, and reporting that sit on top of them. You will work directly with IT leadership and present SOC performance and risk to senior management, so you will have real input on how this function runs. If you have led a SOC before and want to rebuild one the right way, this is worth a conversation.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security operations, or related IT security roles
• 3+ years managing or leading a SOC or security operations team
• Hands-on experience with a SIEM platform such as Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel, including log source onboarding, alerting, and correlation logic
• Experience with EDR tools such as CrowdStrike Falcon or SentinelOne
• Track record of building SOC processes, runbooks, and incident response playbooks
• Experience setting SOC performance metrics and SLAs (MTTD, MTTR) and reporting them to senior leadership
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Desired Skills & Experience

• Prior SOC leadership in banking or another regulated financial services environment
• CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCIA, or GCFA
• Experience with ITSM or case management tools such as ServiceNow
• Experience supporting external audits and examiner requests

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 25% SIEM (detection content, log source onboarding, alerting and monitoring coverage)
• 40% EDR and SOAR
• 10% Incident response and case tracking
• 25% Dashboards and executive reporting

Daily Responsibilities

• 20% Hands On
• 50% Management Duties
• 30% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.