Security Operations Centre (Chennai)

Job Chance: Security Operations Centre (SOC) Manager Location: Chennai, India Reports To: Cybersecurity Manager Sector: Data Centre Introduction: Goals & Responsibilities On behalf of our client, we are seeking a highly skilled Security Operations Centre (SOC) Manager to spearhead security operations and technical infrastructure defenses. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the SOC, supervising both on-premise and hosted security technologies, directing incident response efforts, and providing strategic leadership to a team of 6 direct reports. Your primary goal is to ensure the comprehensive protection of the organization's data and infrastructure by driving the maturity of security controls and managing the evolving threat landscape. Core Responsibilities: - SOC Monitoring & Incident Management: Oversee daily monitoring of security events and the cyber threat landscape to continuously mature organizational security controls. Manage the resolution of cybersecurity incidents, coordinate closely with engineering support, and diagnose potential threats using root cause analysis and after-action reviews for firewalls, IPS, and related systems. - Operational Excellence & Tooling: Drive the creation and implementation of custom alerting rules, searches, and dashboards for deep-dive investigations. Own the design and engineering of core security tools, including task automation via scripting and programming, while optimizing internal SOC processes to improve analyst efficiency. - Stakeholder & Service Management: Manage customer relationships against established SLAs, expectations, and contractual terms. Analyze support tickets to identify systemic areas for improvement, report key data and KPIs to leadership, and lead routine service review meetings with relevant stakeholders. - Governance & Compliance: Implement the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, enforce segregation of duties, and ensure the security team adheres strictly to establ .