SOC Manager: Strategic Security Operations Leader

Agile Defense; Ashburn (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

Agile Defense in Ashburn, VA seeks a Security Operations Center Manager to lead the SOC, owning people, processes, and performance across detection and response. You will triage alerts, prioritize work, and collaborate with insider threat, threat hunting, and forensics teams to maintain operational readiness.

A successful candidate will communicate risk effectively to leadership, drive improvements, and ensure the SOC delivers timely, actionable insights for senior decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Experience running a security operations center or equivalent detection and response function.

Responsibilities

• Run the SOC ensuring alerts are triaged and prioritized.
• Lead insider threat, threat hunting, incident response, forensics, and vulnerability assessment.
• Communicate risks and incidents clearly to leadership and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

SOC management

Incident response

Threat hunting

Digital forensics

Vulnerability assessment

Job description

Agile Defense in Ashburn, VA seeks a Security Operations Center Manager to lead the SOC, owning people, processes, and performance across detection and response. You will triage alerts, prioritize work, and collaborate with insider threat, threat hunting, and forensics teams to maintain operational readiness.

A successful candidate will communicate risk effectively to leadership, drive improvements, and ensure the SOC delivers timely, actionable insights for senior decision-makers.