Description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced SOC Team Lead to join our team in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. As a SOC Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading and managing our Security Operations Center (SOC) team to ensure the security and integrity of our systems and data.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and providing effective leadership to the SOC team.

• Fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

• Managing day-to-day SOC operations, ensuring the timely detection, analysis, and response to security incidents.

• Developing and implementing strategic initiatives to enhance the SOC's capabilities.

• Leading incident response efforts, coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders to mitigate and remediate security incidents.

• Developing and maintaining incident response plans and playbooks.

• Monitoring and analyzing security alerts, responding to and investigating incidents as needed.

• Conducting post-incident reviews to identify areas for improvement.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• Communicating effectively with executive leadership and other stakeholders on cybersecurity matters.

• Staying abreast of the latest trends and developments in SOC and Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR).

Skills

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• The candidate must have extensive experience in incident handling and reporting (at least 4 years in a similar role).

• Professional certifications related to incident response is preferable.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, technologies, and best practices.

• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in digital forensics and incident response.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Presentation skills, simplifying complex cybersecurity concerns and issues, and explaining to non-technical teams.

• Ability to make decisions under pressure and lead a team in a dynamic environment.

• Able to interact with stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

• Strong reporting skills.