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Deloitte helps organizations prevent cyberattacks and protect valuable assets. We believe in being secure, vigilant, and resilient—not only by looking at how to prevent and respond to attacks, but at how to manage cyber risk in a way that allows you to unleash new opportunities. Embed cyber risk at the start of strategy development for more effective management of information and technology risks

Role Overview

The SOC – Microsoft Sentinel is responsible for leading and managing the Security Operations Center (SOC), ensuring effective monitoring, detection, and response to cybersecurity threats across the organization or client environments. This role combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise, overseeing SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, and continuous improvement initiatives. The SOC Manager will drive operational excellence, optimize security tooling (including Microsoft Sentinel), and ensure alignment with organizational security objectives and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

· Manage day-to-day SOC operations, ensuring 24/7 monitoring and incident response readiness.

· Oversee security incident detection, triage, investigation, and response in line with SLAs.

· Act as the escalation authority for high-severity and business-critical incidents.

· Drive incident response strategy including containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.

· Manage and optimize Microsoft Sentinel deployment, including use case development and data onboarding.

· Develop and enhance detection rules, analytics, and automation workflows in Microsoft Sentinel.

· Ensure alignment of detections with MITRE ATT&CK and industry best practices.

· Lead SOC team (L1/L2/L3 analysts), including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and training.

· Define and track SOC KPIs (MTTD, MTTR, SLA adherence, false positive rates).

· Oversee integration and optimization of security tools (SIEM, EDR, SOAR, DLP, etc.).

· Drive threat hunting programs and proactive detection initiatives.

· Ensure health and coverage of log sources across on-prem and cloud environments.

· Lead incident reporting, including executive-level briefings and stakeholder communication.

· Conduct post-incident reviews, tabletop exercises, and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Collaborate with IT, cloud, risk, and compliance teams to strengthen security posture.

· Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new security technologies.

· Ensure compliance with security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.).

Required Skills & Expertise

· Experience: 2 to 9+ years in cybersecurity with significant experience in SOC operations and team leadership.

· Leadership: Proven experience managing SOC teams and handling large-scale security operations.

· SIEM Expertise: Deep hands-on and architectural knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel.

· Incident Response: Strong expertise in incident management, escalation handling, and crisis response.

· Threat Frameworks: Advanced understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and cyber kill chain.

· Security Tools: Experience with EDR, SOAR, threat intelligence platforms, and network security tools.

· Cloud Security: Strong knowledge of Azure security, M365 Defender, and multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP).

· Automation & Scripting: Familiarity with PowerShell, Python, and SOAR playbook automation.

· Metrics & Reporting: Ability to define KPIs, generate dashboards, and report to leadership.

· Process Management: Expertise in developing SOPs, playbooks, and operational workflows.

· Communication: Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Preferred Skills

· Experience in building or scaling SOC operations (greenfield or transformation projects).

· Exposure to threat intelligence integration and purple team exercises.

· Experience in MSSP environments managing multiple clients.

· Knowledge of regulatory and compliance standards (ISO, NIST, GDPR, etc.).

Education Qualifications & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field
• Preferred certifications:
• Microsoft SC-200
• Microsoft AZ-500
• GIAC Certifications (GCIH, GCFA, GCIA)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Ethical Hacker

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