Job Title: SOC ManagerLocation: Leamington/Gaydon (Hybrid - on-site as per business need)Contract Duration: 6 monthsDay Rate: Market Rate (Inside IR35)Additional Requirements: Occasional client site travel About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced SOC Manager to lead and enhance a Security Operations Centre (SOC) for a major client in the technology sector. You will be responsible for improving incident response, strengthening threat detection, and overseeing the performance and development of the SOC team. Key Responsibilities:

• Establish SOC goals and priorities, including improving incident response, reducing false positives, and enhancing threat detection.
• Lead incident response efforts and coordinate resolution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyse incident trends to identify vulnerabilities and inform security strategy.
• Act as the primary point of contact for security incidents.
• Manage end-to-end security incident investigations and reporting.
• Mentor SOC analysts and ensure adherence to operational best practices.
• Drive SOC process improvements, automation, and new use case development.
• Coordinate with IT teams on escalations, performance issues, and outages.
• Prepare reports and dashboards for senior management and clients.

• Strong knowledge of Authentication, Endpoint Security, Firewalls, DLP, IAM, PKI, EDR, SOAR, and related SOC technologies.
• Experience with SIEM platforms such as Google Chronicle, Splunk ES, or QRadar.
• Expertise in incident management, intrusion analysis, and security device configuration.
• Experience with log source integration, parser writing, and correlation rule development.
• SOC automation and cloud operations experience (eg, AWS).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.

• Experience with Agile methodologies.