SOC Manager

Company Description

Innspark is the fastest-growing Deep-tech Solutions company that provides next-generation products

and services in Cybersecurity and Telematics. The Cybersecurity segment provides out-of-the-box

solutions to detect and respond to sophisticated cyber incidents, threats, and attacks. The solutions are

powered by advanced Threat Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence that provides

deep visibility of the enterprise's security.

We have developed and implemented solutions for a wide range of customers with highly complex

environments including Government Organizations, Banks & Financial institutes, PSU, Healthcare

Providers, Private Enterprises.

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on SOC Manager to lead our Security Operations Center, drive incident response and detection capability, and grow a high-performing team. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise across security tooling and networks with proven people-management, process design, and stakeholder-communication skills.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day SOC operations: monitoring, triage, investigation, escalation and closure of security incidents.
• Own incident response (IR) lifecycle: coordinate containment, eradication, recovery and post-incident forensics; drive continuous improvement through after-action reviews.
• Define, implement and maintain SOC processes, runbooks and playbooks ensure they're updated to reflect latest ATT&CK techniques and threat intel.
• Manage and tune detection platforms (SIEM, EDR, NDR, UEBA, SOAR), implement correlation rules and automate workflows to reduce mean time to detect/respond.
• Oversee digital forensics, log analysis and root-cause investigations; ensure evidence is preserved and chain-of-custody is maintained.
• Build SOC metrics and dashboards (MTTD, MTTR, incident counts, false positives, coverage), and deliver regular reports to senior leadership and clients.
• Recruit, mentor and manage SOC analysts (L1L3); run shift rotas, training plans, performance reviews and career development.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (network, infra, dev, compliance, legal) to remediate issues and implement preventive controls.
• Manage third-party relationships (MSSPs, tooling vendors, threat intelligence providers) and vendor integrations.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks and standards applicable to the organisation and clients; support audits and assessments.
• Drive threat hunting initiatives and proactively discover gaps in visibility and detection coverage.
• Responsible for SOC capacity planning, tooling roadmap input, and budgeting recommendations for SOC improvements.

Required skills & experience

• 6+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on SOC experience; at least 2 years in a lead/manager role.
• Strong working knowledge of security appliances and platforms (Firewall, WAF, Email Security, Antivirus) and SOC tools (SIEM, EDR, NDR, UEBA, SOAR).
• Deep understanding of network protocols, OS internals (Windows/Linux), server/VM architectures, and application stacks.
• Proven incident response, digital forensics and threat-hunting experience.
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to build automations and playbook integrations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; able to evaluate people/process/technology tradeoffs.
• Strong communicator - able to explain technical findings to non-technical stakeholders and produce client-ready reports.
• Ability to prioritize across competing tasks and operate in a dynamic environment.