Job Summary
Reporting To: Program Director
Role Level: Management
Role Purpose
The SOC Manager is accountable for day-to-day SOC operations, SLA delivery, quality assurance, and regulatory/compliance alignment. The role ensures a stable, auditable, and customer-aligned SOC service across all tenants.
Key Responsibilities: Own SOC operational performance: staffing, shift planning, quality control, and escalations.
• Ensure SLA and KPI compliance (MTTD, MTTR, availability, escalation timelines).
• Maintain SOC processes, runbooks, and continuous-improvement backlog.
• Lead service governance with customers: monthly reviews, reporting, and risk discussions.
• Coordinate with partners for 24/7 coverage and specialist escalation.
• Oversee SIEM/XDR platform health, onboarding, and change control.
• Prepare for audits and maintain ISO27001/POPIA operational evidence.
Minimum Requirements
Experience: 6–10 years in SOC operations including at least 2–3 years leading teams.
Technical / Domain Skills:
• Strong SOC workflow ownership and incident-management expertise.
• Working knowledge of SIEM/XDR/MDR platforms and content tuning lifecycle.
• Familiarity with ISO27001 controls, POPIA, and service governance.
Platform Experience:
Experience on Fortinet SIEM/XDR/MDR is advantageous, but other enterprise SIEM/XDR/MDR platforms are equally acceptable (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel/Defender, Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, LogRhythm, Palo Alto Cortex, CrowdStrike, Rapid7, etc.).
Certifications (Preferred): Fort