Remote SOC Lead: Threat Defense & Incident Response

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote salary package

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Home office setup allowance

Leadership development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Remote Information Security Operations Lead to oversee a global SOC from a remote-first setup. You will lead a team of analysts, refine operations, and ensure rapid threat detection and incident response across distributed locations including Randburg, Gauteng, and other hubs.

Strong leadership and cloud/SOC tooling experience are required. The role emphasizes building scalable processes, KPI tracking, and collaboration with IT security teams to strengthen defenses in a 24/7

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology or related field.
• 6+ years in information security operations with leadership experience.
• Proven SOC management, incident response and threat intel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of security analysts in day-to-day SOC operations.
• Develop and refine security processes and procedures.
• Monitor alerts, event correlation, and incident detection.
• Coordinate incident response activities and resolutions.
• Drive SOC improvements in tools, capabilities and KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Security Operations

Threat Intelligence

Cloud security

SIEM

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Cloud security tools

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Remote Information Security Operations Lead to oversee a global SOC from a remote-first setup. You will lead a team of analysts, refine operations, and ensure rapid threat detection and incident response across distributed locations including Randburg, Gauteng, and other hubs.

Strong leadership and cloud/SOC tooling experience are required. The role emphasizes building scalable processes, KPI tracking, and collaboration with IT security teams to strengthen defenses in a 24/7