Manager SOC Security Specialists

Manager SOC Security Specialists page is loaded Manager SOC Security Specialists Location: Delft In short: As a SOC Specialist Manager within NCC Groups MXDR SOC, your role is pivotal in improving the efficacy of the current operating SOC. This role focuses on improving the existing processes and detections within the SOC, across all our tech stacks that support the SOC services. Key accountabilities for this role are as follows: Co-ordinate the reviews of recommended alert tuning opportunities that have been flagged by analysts and implement filters in detection logic at the appropriate point, liaising with our detection engineering team for efficient filtering to increase true-positive detection rate. Co-ordinate the baselining of clients that are being onboarded. Reviewing new clients’ estates, and again applying recommended tuning filters where possible to present an acceptable level of alerting to the relevant SOC Manager prior to go-live date. This is across our MXDR Splunk, Sentinel, EDR, MNIA, MIS, OXM, IDS/IPS and DDoS services. Co-ordinate and collaborate on the overarching playbook templates, playbook creation and playbook maintenance for all services supported by the SOC. Collaborate with the SOC management team on process alignment, onboarding clients and the standardization of operating playbooks. Occasionally support the Head of SOC UK in client engagements across our Manchester office, as well as occasional on-site visits to clients when necessary. Conduct monthly/half year/yearly performance evaluation and mentorship for a small team of direct reports. Regularly update Head of SOC with improvement metrics, as well as advising on the MXDR strategy moving forwards with regards to specific improvements that can be identified in your role. Minimum Requirements: Minimum 5 years of experience within any SOC operations role. Minimum 2 years of experience within a SOC team lead role. (Flexible based on experience and technical level) Strong people management and leadership skills. Strong desire to improve and perfect processes, following an overall strategy of excellence. Working Hours: The working hours are 0900-1730hrs Mon-Fri, and you would be expected to be working and contactable throughout those times. There is no scheduled out of hours work but may be required in emergency situations only. Professionalism: Conduct yourself with professionalism, integrity, and ethical behaviour in all interactions and situations. Proactive: Demonstrate a proactive approach to process improvement and process creation, ensuring conformity to the standards of the MXDR SOC. Collaboration: Work well within a team environment, communicating effectively with colleagues from different departments and sharing insights to improve security posture. Adaptability: Embrace changes in technology and processes, adapting to new challenges and learning quickly in a dynamic security landscape. Our Offer: You will work in a place at the top of cybersecurity where your ideas are valued. Additionally, we offer you: A good salary that matches the things you have already done and will do; Flexible working hours and flexibility in working from home or at the office; A favorable pension scheme, 26 vacation days (+4 mandatory days off), and 8% holiday pay with a full-time contract; Plenty of development opportunities through training, TechTalks, events, and our own Fox Academy; A laptop and business phone. If you use your own phone, you will receive a reimbursement of up to €25 per month; A remote work allowance (for hybrid working); A performance bonus and profit sharing because we value your effort; When we work in the office, we gather every day for a delicious lunch. Become a Foxer! Do you recognize yourself in the above description and see the match? Let us know how you envision this! You can apply via the button below. A comprehensive screening is part of the onboarding process at Fox-IT. Help from recruitment agencies, however well-intentioned, is (really) not needed. About Us The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and United Arab Emirates. We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business. Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best. #J-18808-Ljbffr