Head of SOC

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client based in Midrand is seeking a Head of SOC to join their team.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Information Security
• Minimum of 8 years related practical SOC experience.
• Industry Certifications or equivalent experience: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH/OSCP, CHFI (desired)
• Prior experience working in a 24x7x365 SOC/CSIRT for at least 8 years.
• Product Certifications in EDR, SOAR, SIEM, Security Analytics, AV, Log Management
• Strong knowledge of security standards including ISO27001, ASD, PCI DSS, CREST
• Experience with CREST Certifications and Accreditation (Beneficial)
• Proven skills in leading a CSOC functional unit for at least 5-10+ years.
• Experience in building and establishing SOC systems, functions and processes is advantageous
• Experience leveraging a SOAR platform to aid in gaining repeatable, quality and efficient outputs
• Have Completed Leadership training
• Must have the ability to understand large, complex systems and be able to focus on specific details or subsystems, their vulnerabilities, and linkages.
• Extensive experience dealing with and/or managing teams in malware, attack vectors and the ability to perform pattern analysis.
• Requires basic knowledge of hardware / software architecture and domains in IT operations with a focus on governance, risk and compliance.
• Excellent familiarity with the current Threat Landscape and Cyber Attack Methodologies
• Previous experience in one of the following security areas: CSOC Analyst, Malware Researcher, Threat Analyst, Incident Response - 35 years minimum
• Proven experience in threat analysis and responding to incidents.
• Proven experience in cyber threat intelligence
• Proven experience of the development of a future driven, market related roadmap for SOC
• Proven experience of delivery against set roadmap

Please apply directly online if you meet the above requirements. Please note, due to a very high influx of CVs, our consultants cannot reply to all applicants; because of this we will ONLY contact candidates who are deemed suitable. If you do not hear back from a consultant within 5 to 10 working days of your application, please consider yourself unsuccessful this time around.

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