Remote SOC Manager: Build a World‑Class Security Ops

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Life coverage

Equity participation

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior SOC Manager to establish and lead a fully remote Security Operations Center for a global cloud services leader. You will oversee day-to-day security operations, threat detection, incident response, and the ongoing refinement of SOC processes in a distributed, cloud-centric environment.

The role requires 7+ years in information security with 3+ years in SOC management, strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR/EDR, and outstanding leadership and communication to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in information security operations; 3+ years in SOC leadership roles.
• Experience scaling SOC operations, preferably remote.
• Deep knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, threat intel platforms, and other SOC tech.
• Strong incident response, threat hunting, and malware analysis skills.
• Proven leadership, communication, and distributed-team management abilities.
• Experience with cloud security operations (AWS, Azure, GCP) is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCIA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and run a new fully remote SOC for a global cloud leader.
• Develop SOC policies, procedures, and workflows for threat detection and incident response.
• Lead and mentor a team of SOC analysts; drive high performance.
• Oversee SOC tooling deployment and management (SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, EDR).
• Improve detection capabilities and response efficiency through ongoing initiatives.
• Prepare regular SOC performance and security posture reports for senior management.
• Stay updated on threats and defensive strategies to inform security roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

Threat detection

Incident response

Team management

Cloud security

SIEM

SOAR

Threat intel

Malware analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/InfoSec

CISSP

CISM

GCIH

GCIA

Tools

SIEM platforms

SOAR platforms

EDR

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior SOC Manager to establish and lead a fully remote Security Operations Center for a global cloud services leader. You will oversee day-to-day security operations, threat detection, incident response, and the ongoing refinement of SOC processes in a distributed, cloud-centric environment.

The role requires 7+ years in information security with 3+ years in SOC management, strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR/EDR, and outstanding leadership and communication to align