Technical Manager
Bangalore, KA, IN, 560029 Kandanchavadi, Perungudi, TN, IN, 600096
Job Title: SOC Manager
Organization Name: NEC Corporation
Reporting Relationship: Head IT Security
Role Summary:
The SOC Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Security Operations Center. This role leads a team of analysts, engineers, and incident responders to monitor, detect, respond to, and mitigate security threats across the organization. The SOC Manager ensures effective threat intelligence, incident response, and compliance with security policies and standards.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the SOC team, including hiring, mentoring, training, and performance evaluations.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and tuning of security monitoring tools (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, etc.).
- Manage and coordinate incident response activities, including triage, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Develop, document, and maintain SOC processes, procedures, and runbooks.
- Monitor security events and trends, providing regular reports and briefings to leadership.
- Collaborate with IT, legal, compliance, and other departments to ensure effective security operations.
- Maintain and improve threat detection and response capabilities.
- Lead root cause analysis for significant incidents and drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure SOC operations meet internal and external compliance requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, etc.).
- Participate in security audits and assessments.
Prerequisites:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIA, GCIH, or similar.
- Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., finance, healthcare).
- Hands-on experience with cloud security monitoring (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Knowledge of scripting (Python, PowerShell) for automation in SOC environments.
- Qualification –B.Sc / M.SC / B.Tech / BE / BCA / MCA.
- Ideal candidate should have a minimum of 10+ Years of experience in Security and IT Infrastructure.
Base Location: Bangalore, but flexible to travel
Specialization Description
General IT Applications Development includes analysis, programming, and configuration of end user applications and/or systems software including:
- Analyzing detailed business/functional/technical requirements and specifications for the application
- Coding internally developed applications and/or configuring commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) applications using programming, scripting, and database languages
- Supporting application testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution activities by correcting programming errors, responding to scope changes, and coding application enhancements
Level Description
Senior level professional that applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently applying an advanced knowledge of a job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works to achieve results in a job area, overseeing and managing projects/ processes independently with limited supervision. Problems faced are difficult and are sometimes complex, though are routine. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.
Headquartered in Japan, NEC is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies. With over 123 years of expertise in providing solutions for empowering people, businesses, and society, NEC stands tall as a champion in enabling change and transformation across the globe. Present in India since 1950, NEC has been instrumental in burgeoning India’s digitization journey continually for the past 70 years.
NEC India has proved its commitment to orchestrating a bright future through its diverse businesses from Telecommunications to Public Safety, Logistics, Transportation, Retail, Finance, Unified Communication and IT platforms, serving across the public and private sectors. NEC India, through the deployment of cutting-edge technology, has been powering India in seminal ways, making lives easier, safer, and more productive for all.
With its Centre of Excellence for verticals like Analytics platform solutions, Big Data, Biometrics, Mobile and Retail, NEC India brings to the table, innovative, seamless solutions for India and across the world.
NEC India is headquartered in New Delhi and has its offices panned across the country. It has branches in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Noida and Surat.
Specialties:
IT & Networking Solutions, Unified Communication Solutions, Safety and Security Solutions, Integrated Retail Solutions, Data Centre Solutions, Safe and Smart City Solutions, Transportation Solutions, SDN Solutions, Carrier Telecom Solutions, and Solutions for Society.
