SOC Manager - Denton

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking an experienced Security Operations Center (SOC) Technical Manager to support a federal Homeland Security customer in Denton, Texas.



*This position is contingent upon award

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Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS058, T4, Band 7

Responsibilities include:

- Supervise and manage day-to-day operations within the Security Operations Center in support of the Government Customer.

- Manage and conduct hands-on technical analysis as a supplement to the Incident Response and Forensics Teams during high-visibility or high-workload investigations.

- Guide and mentor multiple team leads in functional areas including Cyber Engineering, Vulnerability Analysis, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics, Monitoring, Detection, Analysis, and Incident Response.

- Suggest and implement controls for key information security gaps within the customer security stack.

- Conduct and maintain detailed gap analysis of customer capabilities.

- Develop and maintain risk registers articulating cybersecurity risk across the FEMA enterprise.

- Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the SOC and identify areas for improvement.

- Develop and maintain incident response plans and playbooks.

- Lead initiatives for continuous improvements of SOC processes, tools, and technologies.

- Manage relationships with third-party vendors/service providers and any other external contacts to maintain the effectiveness of delivery

- Articulate daily challenges to the Government NOSC Chief to support the Security Operations' development and growth.

- Regularly communicate activities and incident reports to relevant stakeholders.

- Manage 24x7 operations personnel and shift coverage.

Required Skills:

- Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI Clearance.

- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, and 10 years of prior relevant experience.

Military experience and/or training may be considered in lieu of a degree.

- Active advanced cybersecurity certification(s): CISSP and PMP required.

- Minimum 5 years of experience as an operations/technical lead on similar projects (operations centers considered a plus).

- Minimum 7 years of experience in technical cybersecurity roles (can be concurrent with the previous).

Desired Skills:

- Technical (hands-on) experience with Cybersecurity Incident Handling, Malware Analysis, Security Monitoring, Cybersecurity Compliance, Cybersecurity Risk assessments, and technical procedure documentation.

- Direct project and/or program management experience.• Experience effectively communicating at senior levels within a customer organization and meeting with stakeholders to formulate, review, and execute task plans and deliverable items.

- Experience presenting briefings to senior customer management, customer stakehold...