Security Operations Center (SOC) Project Manager


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Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International, you'll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Security Operations Center (SOC) Project Manager to join our team in the national capital region. You will manage the operations and performance of an enterprise-wide SOC. You will leverage your expertise to ensure the enterprise cybersecurity strategy is reviewed, updated, and adopted by all stakeholders.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Assists the Program Manager with technical responsibilities
  • Primarily manages a function/organization through subordinate management. Manages the strategic and operational direction of the function/organization. Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate with and influence executive leadership.
  • Empowered with the authority to make decisions, plan, manage tasks, and direct resources
  • Responsible for ensuring that enterprise information security standards are followed
  • Coordinating tasks to address potential, suspected, and confirmed IT security incidents and which countermeasures need to be deployed to defend, contain, and recover from an incident
  • Provide technical leadership to SOC analysts in executing on cybersecurity strategy and incident response plan
  • Orchestrate the SOC response to major security threats
  • Provide technical expertise evaluating threats and vulnerabilities
  • Prepares cybersecurity reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends and provide ongoing reports
  • Maintains incident response procedures by ensuring compliance to standards and policies; developing and conducting training programs
  • Frequently communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.


Basic Qualifications:
  • A bachelor's degree
  • A minimum of (10) ten years of experience. An additional (4) four years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • A minimum of (3) three years of running a SOC, with a preference for experience running a combined on-premises/cloud SOC.
  • A minimum of (5) five years of experience in cybersecurity incident response in one or more single environments with 50,000+ endpoints, with duties that include all five portions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover).
  • Individual must have demonstrated excellent conflict resolution techniques, and proven ability to perform under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
  • May require travel to various customer locations


Security Clearance Requirements:
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Must hold a current Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Physical Requirements:
  • Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
  • Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
  • The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
  • The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.


For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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 ManTech International Corporation

 04/23/2024

 Washington,DC