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Job Location drjobs

Accra - Ghana

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

The SOC Manager leads the Security Operations Center (SOC) in monitoring and analyzing the banks IT infrastructure to detect investigate and respond to cybersecurity threats in real time. The role oversees the use of SIEM IDS and threat intelligence platforms to identify and mitigate risks across networks applications and endpoints.

Responsibilities include managing incident response conducting root cause analyses and ensuring timely remediation of security incidents. The SOC Manager also ensures regulatory compliance (BoG Cybersecurity Directive PCI DSS ISO 27001 through detailed incident reporting for management and regulators. Additionally the role drives SOC process optimization implements automated response solutions (SOAR) and leads proactive threat hunting activities to strengthen defenses against emerging threats.

Skills :

Oversee continuous monitoring of the Bank s IT infrastructure networks applications and security systems using SIEM NDR EDR and other monitoring solutions for realtime anomaly and threat detection.

Assess and prioritize security incidents based on business risk coordinating containment eradication recovery and investigation measures to minimize impact.

Conduct thorough root cause analyses for all incidents ensuring effective remediation and control implementation to prevent recurrence.

Lead SOC maturity initiatives focusing on process optimization advanced tooling integration (SOAR) and continuous team skills development.

Collaborate with vulnerability management teams to ensure timely and appropriate remediation based on SOC findings and threat intelligence.

Analyze logs network traffic and alerts employing threat hunting techniques and leveraging threat intelligence frameworks (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK) for proactive risk identification.

Ensure regulatory compliance aligning SOC operations with BoG Cybersecurity Directives PCI DSS ISO 27001 and Data Protection Act including incident reporting obligations.

Integrate all new applications systems and endpoints into SIEM and log management solutions for comprehensive visibility and anomaly detection.

Implement SOAR solutions to automate incident response tasks enhancing SOC efficiency and reducing MTTD/MTTR metrics.

Lead incident response simulations tabletop exercises and crossdepartmental collaboration sessions to test and enhance organizational cyber resilience.

Provide actionable SOC performance reports defining KPIs such as incident resolution times threat detection rates and false positive reduction trends.

Continuously monitor thirdparty security risks ensuring vendor compliance with internal security standards and regulatory requirements.

Maintain uptodate knowledge of the latest threats vulnerabilities and security best practices ensuring SOC processes remain effective and adaptive.

Effectively communicate security events risk assessments and incident insights to executive management ensuring informed decisionmaking.

. STAFF & OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

Develops the Unit s objectives and targets

Provides leadership and direction to the department and ensures that strategic objectives are cascaded into team objectives

Mentors coaches and develops staff within the Unit

Conducts performance management reviews of staff and resolves performance issues

Manages the leave absence and job schedules of staff in the Unit.

Employment Type

Full Time

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