SOC Manager vacancy in Remote OR Hybrid (Exeter) (133lw)
Cyber Security Operations Manager (Contract). 6 months initially | Remote with occasional UK travel (OR Hybrid option) | Inside IR35. Rate: Exceptional - due to confidentiality can be discussed at time of application.
We are supporting a major UK public sector programme seeking an experienced Cyber Security Operations Manager to lead and strengthen cyber defence capability across a nationally important digital environment. This opportunity will shape cyber operational resilience at scale – leading incident response, improving detection capability, and working with senior stakeholders to protect critical services.
This assignment is especially suited for professionals from military, defence, intelligence, government or other mission‑critical operational environments.
Key responsibilities
- Lead day‑to‑day cyber security operations and incident response activities.
- Drive development of logging, monitoring, detection and response capabilities.
- Coordinate response and remediation activity during cyber incidents, including engagement with senior stakeholders and external agencies.
- Develop and continuously improve cyber incident response plans, playbooks and operational procedures.
- Oversee vulnerability identification, mitigation and remediation processes across the estate.
- Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on cyber readiness, operational resilience and investment priorities.
- Help shape cyber operations strategy in line with organisational risk posture and government guidance.
What we’re looking for
- Experience leading cyber security operations, SOC or CSOC environments.
- Knowledge of security event monitoring, SIEM, correlation tooling and alert management.
- Experience in incident command, operational decision‑making and crisis response.
- Experience with threat monitoring, threat intelligence and security investigations.
- Experience with network and host monitoring, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection and logging.
- Experience with vulnerability management, remediation planning and risk reduction.
- Knowledge of recognised cyber frameworks and operating models such as NCSC guidance, MITRE ATT‑CK, NIS, GDPR and ITIL.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including communication with senior leaders and external partners.
Ideal background
- Armed Forces cyber, signals, intelligence or communications disciplines.
- Defence digital operations.
- Government security operations.
- Critical national infrastructure or high‑availability operational environments.
We value experience working in structured, mission‑led environments where resilience, operational control and clear decision‑making are essential.
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