SOC Manager
Category: Cyber Security
Main location: United States, Tennessee, Knoxville
Alternate Location(s): United States, Louisiana, Lafayette
United States, Tennessee, Knoxville
United States, Texas, Belton
United States, Virginia, Lebanon
Position ID:J0326-2312
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description:
We are seeking a technically deep and operations-focused Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager with extensive hands-on experience leading large-scale SOC environments. This leader must possess deep technical expertise, strong operational management skills, and broad knowledge of on-prem, cloud, and hybrid security ecosystems.
This position is located in our Knoxville, TN office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable. Preferred locations: KNOXVILLE, TN, Lafayette, LA, Belton, TX, Lebanon, VA, Fairfax, VA
. Contract requires USC or GC Holder.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
Lead SOC operations across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid infrastructures.
Manage daily SOC activities including monitoring, analysis, triage, incident escalation, and continuous improvement.
Oversee the implementation and maturity of enterprise security tools (EDR, SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, DLP).
Drive threat intelligence integration, detection engineering, and incident response readiness.
Work with governance, cloud, and engineering teams to ensure security tools and processes remain modern and effective.
Provide technical leadership for platform management, configuration, and DevSecOps alignment.
Support federal regulatory and security-framework compliance.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field.
- CISSP or CISM (required).
- 7+ years managing SOC teams and/or cyber operations centers.
- Expertise in multi-environment (on-prem, cloud, hybrid) security operations.
- Hands-on expertise in:
-- EDR, SIEM, SOAR
-- IDS/IPS, DLP
-- Threat intelligence workflows
-- DevSecOps & security engineering
--Infrastructure and configuration management
-Strong understanding of federal security/regulatory frameworks.
-Ability to lead incident response, threat monitoring, and continuous SOC maturity.
Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:
- Experience with managed SOC or multi-agency SOC environments.
- Additional GIAC or DoD 8140/8570 certifications.
- Experience driving cloud-native SOC modernization.
- Experience with enterprise architecture or automation platforms.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $113,400.00 - $276,200.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well-being programs
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