SOC Manager

Description & Requirements

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



*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 managem...