Director of Security Operations (SOC)

About the role

Our client, a large international organisation, is creating a senior leadership position to head its Security Operations Centre (SOC). The Director of Security Operations will own the enterprise‑wide vulnerability monitoring, detection and reporting framework, providing clear visibility of threats across cyber and product security domains.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and scale organisation‑wide security monitoring and detection capabilities.
• Lead the enterprise vulnerability management programme, ensuring systematic identification, prioritisation and tracking of vulnerabilities across IT, cloud and product environments.
• Build and operate a Product Security Testing Centre, delivering scalable vulnerability analysis and penetration‑testing services.
• Provide decision‑relevant situational reporting for IT operational security, product security, system owners and senior leadership, including the CISO.
• Act as the escalation point for systemic or uncontrolled vulnerabilities, ensuring transparency and clear accountability.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading security monitoring, threat detection or vulnerability management functions.
• Strong working knowledge of SIEM, vulnerability scanning and enterprise‑scale testing platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to run an organisation‑wide vulnerability management programme with risk‑based prioritisation.
• Familiarity with product security testing, including penetration testing or fuzzing.
• Track record of building scalable, repeatable operational processes focused on signal quality.

Required skills

• SIEM
• Vulnerability scanning
• Enterprise‑scale testing platforms
• Penetration testing
• Fuzzing