Security Operations Center Lead @ A1 Competence Delivery Center
Skopje, Ploshtad Presveta Bogorodica 1, HQ, North Macedonia
A1 Telekom Austria Group
What you do
Develop and execute the SOC strategy and development plan.
Lead, mentor, and develop SOC analysts, engineers, and incident response teams.
Define and maintain SOC key performance indicators (KPIs) and service-level agreements (SLAs).
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the SOC.
Perform tasks in a timely and professional manner.
Oversee real-time security monitoring and incident detection to ensure rapid threat identification.
Lead the incident response process, including investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery.
Ensure proper escalation and communication of security incidents to senior management.
Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.
Collaborate with other Security delivery center teams to conduct threat hunting and forensic investigations.
Assess and mitigate security risks through continuous monitoring with process improvement goal.
Evaluate and implement advanced SOC technologies, including SIEM, SOAR…
Optimize SOC workflows, automation, and response playbooks for efficiency and effectiveness.
Work with Security architecture team to enhance security tool integrations.
Stay updated on emerging cybersecurity threats, tools, and best practices to continuously evolve SOC capabilities.
What you offer
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2 years in a SOC leadership role.
Strong knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms.
Expertise in security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and CIS controls.
Experience in managing security incidents, digital forensics, and threat hunting.
Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent preferred.
Fluent in English
Strong leadership, communication, and crisis management skills.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Automation CISM CISSP Computer Science EDR Forensics GIAC IDS Incident response IPS ISO 27001 KPIs MITRE ATT&CK Monitoring NIST SIEM SLAs SOAR SOC Strategy Threat detection Threat intelligence
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