SOC Coordinator (BRITISH NATIONALS SC SECURITY CLEARANCE ONLY)
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£80 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Summary: The SOC Coordinator role is focused on enhancing the operational effectiveness and governance of the Security Operations Center (SOC) within a defense context. The successful candidate will act as a deputy to the SOC Manager, coordinating daily operations, governance activities, and stakeholder engagement. This position requires a strong background in cyber security and leadership within SOC environments. The role is hybrid, requiring on-site presence for 3-4 days a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the implementation and maturity of Cyber security capability within DEx UK.
- Deputise for the SOC Manager as required.
- Deliver the SOC Security Working Groups across DEx and effectively track remediation and actions.
- Responsible for the effective delivery and resilience of the 24x7 SOC shift rota.
- Support the SOC Manager in the recruitment and onboarding process for all SOC resourcing.
- Work in close collaboration with the Cyber Security Capability Manager.
- Responsible for responses and support to external requests and auditing of DEx within a cyber security context.
- Coordinate vetting and access requests within the SOC.
- Attend the DEx CAB and ensure cyber security and compliance due diligence.
- Implement the Group cyber security (SOC) strategy within DEx UK.
- Act as the official interface of DEx cyber security for various stakeholders.
- Ensure DEx projects are informed of ITHC and pentest requirements.
- Coordinate CHECK test or ITHC scoping activity impacting the SOC.
- Create, review, and update UK SOC documentation.
- Advise and support the SOC and Vulnerability Management teams on flow management policy and incident response plans.
- Collaborate with CSC DEx in other Natcos.
Key Skills:
- Experience in SOC Leadership, Cyber Security governance, and assurance.
- Knowledge of SOC functions and operating models.
- Understanding of Vulnerability management principles.
- Risk management and risk treatment process expertise.
- Audit preparation and evidence gathering skills.
- ISO27001/CE+ qualifications.
- Awareness of Incident response processes.
- Security Policy development and implementation experience.
- Stakeholder management capabilities.
- Security awareness of modern cyber threats and defensive practices.
- Familiarity with JSPs and defence security policies/Defence assurance Frameworks (DCC).
Salary (Rate): £80/hour
City: Stevenage
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
SOC Coordinator - (BRITISH NATIONALS SC SECURITY CLEARANCE ONLY)
JOB LOCATION: Stevenage
SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL: SC (BPSS to Start) - UKEO
DURATION: 12months + Minimum
WORK PATTERN: HYBRID - 3-4 days a week on site min, 1-2 Remote
PAY RATE: £80 Per Hour Umbrella Inside IR35
HOURS: 7.5 Hours Per Day
Essential QUALIFICATIONS
Ideally ISO 27001/CE+ Lead/Auditor
DCC Assessor would be ideal if possible
TARGET INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES. Is Defence a must?
If not what industries can be considered
Open to industry as long as skill set is present. Def/Aero would be beneficial (Knowledge of DefStans etc).
Essential Skillset & Tools
- Suitable backgrounds may include SOC Leadership, Cyber Security governance and
assurance, Information Security Management, Defence or National Security Operations. Military Leadership appointments with responsibility for people, operations and governance. - Knowledge of SOC functions and operating models.
- Knowledge of Vulnerability management principles
- Risk management and risk treatment process
- Audit preparation and evidence gathering
- ISO27001/CE+
Overview of Department:
The SOC is undergoing a period of growth and maturity, with a focus on strengthening governance, improving operational resilience, enhancing monitoring capability in accordance with defence specific compliance requirements such as the DCC. The successful applicant with act as the deputy to the SOC Manager and serve as a key operational and governance lead within the team. Whilst SOC Operations contains technical analysts, engineers and security specialists, this role is primarily focussed on leadership, governance, stakeholder engagement and operational effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
demands of countering the Cyber Threat. Support for the operational functions of the UK SOC. To work with other UK SOC members, including the UK InfoSec Team and the IM Domains. The successful candidate will help coordinate the day-to-day operation of the SOC whilst ensuring governance activities, audits, working groups, recruitment, onboarding, documentation and security improvement activities continue to progress effectively.
The Cyber Security SOC Coordinator key responsibilities are:
- Coordinate the implementation and maturity of Cyber security capability within DEx UK (Digital Excellence is the IT department)
- Deputise for the SOC Manager as required
- Deliver the SOC Security Working Groups across DEx and effectively track remediation and actions
- Responsible for the effective delivery and resilience of the 24x7 SOC shift rota
- Support the SOC Manager in the recruitment and on boarding process for all SOC
resourcing - Work in close collaboration with the Cyber Security Capability Manager
- Responsible for the responses and support to external requests and auditing of DEx
within a cyber security context, such as ISO27001 audits, DCC and CE+ requests, GDPR requests, contractual questionnaires from customer or suppliers - Coordinate vetting and access requests within the SOC in collaboration with the Cyber Security Capability Manager
- Responsible for attending the DEx CAB and ensuring that cyber security and compliance
due diligence has taken place as well as reporting into SOC any impacting changes - Take responsibility for the implementation of the Group cyber security (SOC)
strategy within DEx UK, ensuring gaps and development areas are given assigned action owners - To be the official interface of DEx cyber security for UK InfoSec, PCSO, GIMS, Personnel
Security and National Cyber Procurement Coordinator - Responsible for ensuring that DEx projects are informed of ITHC and pentest
requirements prior to acceptance into service in line with policies - Responsible for the coordination of any CHECK test or ITHC scoping activity which may impact the SOC
- Responsible for the creation, review and update of UK SOC documentation and support
the delivery of Group policy and frameworks - To advise and support the SOC and Vulnerability Management teams on flow
management policy, incident response plans and playbooks - Work in collaboration with CSC DEx in other Natcos (International Group
Companies - France, Italy, Germany, Spain etc).
Skillset/Experience Required:
- Suitable backgrounds may include SOC Leadership, Cyber Security governance and
assurance, Information Security Management, Defence or National Security Operations. Military Leadership appointments with responsibility for people, operations and governance. - Knowledge of SOC functions and operating models.
- Knowledge of Vulnerability management principles
- Risk management and risk treatment process
- Audit preparation and evidence gathering
- ISO27001/CE+
- Awareness of Incident response processes.
- Security Policy development and implementation
- Audit preparation and evidence gathering
- Stakeholder management
- Security awareness of modern cyber threats and defensive practices.
- JSPs and defence security policies/Defence assurance Frameworks (DCC).