Job description
As the Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and evolving the SOC’s operations to ensure proactive, real-time identification, containment, and mitigation of security incidents across the organization. In this leadership role, you will lead a team of analysts and engineers, continuously improving incident response processes, monitoring technologies, and security protocols to protect the organization’s assets.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align security initiatives with business objectives while managing the daily operations, long-term strategies, and the professional growth of SOC team members. This role also demands a strong focus on incident prevention through effective threat hunting, automation, and process optimization, as well as robust incident response and post-event analysis.
Primary Duties:
- Oversee daily SOC activities, ensuring timely detection and response to security incidents.
- Manage, mentor, and develop the SOC team, including Tier 1, 2, and 3 analysts.
- Coordinate incident response efforts and collaborate with other departments (IT, Risk, Legal, etc.) including external partners (eg: MSSPs, threat intelligence providers)
- Lead post-incident analysis to identify root causes and implement long-term corrective actions.
- Continuously review and enhance SOC processes, including playbooks, response procedures, and threat hunting practices.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity
- 5+ years in a SOC leadership or management role implementing cybersecurity frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS), incident response methodologies, and threat intelligence practices.
- In-depth knowledge of security operations, including SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, malware analysis, and vulnerability management tools.
- Strong expertise in cloud security operations and monitoring for AWS, Azure and GCP platforms.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities:
- Strongly Preferred:
- Proven ability to drive incidents to conclusions based on SLA and severity ratings.
- Experience in threat hunting, forensics, or malware analysis.
- Experience with working with MSSP
- Experience with creating meaningful metrics pertaining to SOC operations.
- Knowledge of advanced persistent threats (APTs) and modern attack techniques.
- Proficiency with security automation (SOAR), orchestration, and scripting (Python, Powershell, etc.) to enhance SOC operations.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or similar are strongly preferred.
- Preferred:
- Familiarity with DevSecOps and security monitoring in CI/CD environments and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in using APIs with automation to complete tasks.
- Experience with HIPAA and health-tech systems like Electronic Health Records, Clinical data, etc preferred.
Who We Are:
Aledade, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we’ve become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of health plans, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you’re eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you’ve come to the right place.
What Does This Mean for You?
At Aledade, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.
In addition to time off to support work-life balance and enjoyment, we offer the following comprehensive benefits package designed for the overall well-being of our team members:
Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles
Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners
Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)
Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays
12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service
Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program
401(k) with up to 4% match
Stock options
And much more!
At Aledade, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them! We strive to attract, develop and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
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