SOC Manager—Analyst

Job Summary

This role manages a team of Security Analysts and ensures the effective detection, analysis, and remediation of security threats. The SOC Manager establishes operational procedures, incident response protocols, and security monitoring strategies while ensuring continuous improvement of the SOC’s capabilities. This position collaborates with IT leadership, risk management, and executive stakeholders to strengthen the organization’s overall security posture, reduce cyber risk, and maintain compliance with industry security standards.

• Lead and manage SOC Analysts across shifts, ensuring around the clock coverage and high-quality monitoring and response
• Develop and maintain SOC processes, runbooks, and playbooks for consistent triage and response
• Oversee alert investigations, initial event handling, escalation and handoffs to other security teams
• Implement and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for SOC operations
• Coordinate training, coaching and development plans to build technical and analytical skills within the analyst team
• Serve as the point of escalation for critical or complex security events
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to enhance detection capabilities and support security engineering efforts.
• Contribute to threat intelligence sharing and use insights to strengthen detection capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or a related field, with a minimum of two (2) years of leadership or management experience; or four (4) years of professional cybersecurity experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong understanding of security monitoring, incident response processes, and common threat vectors
• Hands‑on experience with SIEM, EDR, and other SOC tools
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and shift management skills
• Ability to collaborate with customers, vendors and project managers on a regular basis to support implementations, change management and troubleshooting
• Experience using enterprise ticketing systems, with the ability to prioritize workflows based on criticality and urgency
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Relevant, active industry certifications (e.g., Security+, CySA+, CISM, CISSP, or equivalent) required

5iron

Cyber offers premium benefits that are intended to support our people and their families. These include:

• Company-paid health, dental and vision insurance plans for the employee
• Up to a 4% 401k company match that vests immediately, it’s yours to keep
• Generous paid time off and 10 holidays per year
• Paid time off to vote and volunteer
• Paid time off on your birthday because it’s your special day
• Up to $100 per month for your internet and cell phone service
• Team building events

All candidates will be required to take an extensive background screen, credit screen, and drug screen prior to employment. This is an on‑site position in Franklin, TN.