Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead (Remote)

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead to oversee remote SOC operations and guide a distributed team of analysts. You will drive detection, analysis, and response across networks and systems, develop SOC playbooks, and manage SIEM activities to ensure proactive threat management.

The role emphasizes incident response leadership, coordination with security teams, and ongoing improvement of security operations in a fully remote environment across South Africa.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a SOC team and coordinating security operations.
• Strong understanding of incident response lifecycle and playbooks.
• Experience with threat intelligence and proactive defense strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a distributed SOC team to monitor, detect, and respond to threats.
• Develop and refine SOC playbooks and standard operating procedures.
• Manage SIEM configurations, alerts, and threat hunting initiatives.
• Collaborate with other security teams to improve incident response and defense posture.

Skills

SOC leadership

Threat hunting

Incident response

SIEM management

Team leadership

Tools

SIEM

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead to spearhead their remote SOC operations. This critical role involves overseeing the detection, analysis, and response to security threats and incidents across the organization's networks and systems. You will lead a team of SOC analysts, ensuring efficient and effective monitoring, threat hunting, and incident management processes. Responsibilities include developing and refining SOC playbooks, managing security information and event management (SIEM) systems, and collaborating with other security teams. This fully remote position offers the chance to manage and mentor a distributed team, driving a proactive security defense strategy for our client's digital assets. Your expertise in incident response and threat intelligence will be invaluable.