HHS SOC LeadIncident Response Manager

Rockville, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

cFocus Software seeks a SOC Lead/Incident Response Manager to join our program supporting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) This position is remote. This position requires the ability a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity experience with at least 3 years in SOC or Incident Response leadership.
Demonstrated experience managing enterprise SOC operations and incident response programs.
Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-61 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-37 FISMA and federal cybersecurity policies.
Hands-on experience with SIEM EDR SOAR threat intelligence platforms and forensic tools.
Experience managing incidents involving PII/PHI and regulatory reporting requirements.
Ability to communicate complex technical issues to executive and non-technical audiences.
Experience operating in a federal or highly regulated environment.
Active CISSP GCIA GCIH GCED CISM or CEH

Duties:

Lead and manage SOC and Incident Response operations in alignment with HRSA Incident Response Plans SOC SOPs playbooks and workflows.
Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-61 FISMA OMB DHS CISA HHS and HRSA incident response requirements.
Oversee incident triage investigation containment remediation and recovery activities within defined SLAs.
Serve as primary escalation point for Critical and High severity incidents including ransomware and PII/PHI breaches.
Coordinate incident response activities with HRSA SOC CSIRC system owners ISSOs legal counsel privacy officials and leadership.
Develop maintain and continuously improve SOC SOPs incident response playbooks workflows and response guidelines.
Manage incident communications stakeholder notifications and executive briefings during active incidents.
Ensure timely incident reporting forensic documentation and post-incident reports.
Lead threat hunting IOC management detection rule tuning and SIEM correlation improvement activities.
Oversee digital forensic investigations and ensure proper chain-of-custody handling.
Monitor SOC tools and infrastructure health; coordinate upgrades patches and integrations.
Support federal cyber exercises tabletop exercises and incident response drills.
Ensure 24x7 on-call support coverage and adherence to response SLAs.
Provide metrics dashboards and reports on SOC performance incident trends and threat intelligence.
Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements across SOC operations.

Required Experience:

Manager

Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity experience with at least 3 years in SOC or Incident Response leadership.
Demonstrated experience managing enterprise SOC operations and incident response programs.
Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-61 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-37 FISMA and federal cybersecurity policies.
Hands-on experience with SIEM EDR SOAR threat intelligence platforms and forensic tools.
Experience managing incidents involving PII/PHI and regulatory reporting requirements.
Ability to communicate complex technical issues to executive and non-technical audiences.
Experience operating in a federal or highly regulated environment.
Active CISSP GCIA GCIH GCED CISM or CEH

Duties:

Lead and manage SOC and Incident Response operations in alignment with HRSA Incident Response Plans SOC SOPs playbooks and workflows.
Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-61 FISMA OMB DHS CISA HHS and HRSA incident response requirements.
Oversee incident triage investigation containment remediation and recovery activities within defined SLAs.
Serve as primary escalation point for Critical and High severity incidents including ransomware and PII/PHI breaches.
Coordinate incident response activities with HRSA SOC CSIRC system owners ISSOs legal counsel privacy officials and leadership.
Develop maintain and continuously improve SOC SOPs incident response playbooks workflows and response guidelines.
Manage incident communications stakeholder notifications and executive briefings during active incidents.
Ensure timely incident reporting forensic documentation and post-incident reports.
Lead threat hunting IOC management detection rule tuning and SIEM correlation improvement activities.
Oversee digital forensic investigations and ensure proper chain-of-custody handling.
Monitor SOC tools and infrastructure health; coordinate upgrades patches and integrations.
Support federal cyber exercises tabletop exercises and incident response drills.
Ensure 24x7 on-call support coverage and adherence to response SLAs.
Provide metrics dashboards and reports on SOC performance incident trends and threat intelligence.
Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements across SOC operations.