Johannesburg North: SOC Manager (Operations & Governance Lead) – Immediately required posted by Securejedi

December 9, 2025 Jobs in Central Johannesburg

Job Description

About the Role

The Securejedi team is seeking an experienced SOC Manager to lead our operations and governance in Johannesburg North. As the heartbeat of our security operations, you will be responsible for ensuring a stable, auditable, and customer-aligned SOC service across all tenants. With 23 years of leadership experience and a strong technical background in SOC workflows and incident management, you are the ideal candidate to oversee our SIEM/XDR platform health, onboarding, and change control.

Key Responsibilities

Own SOC operational performance: staffing, shift planning, quality control, and escalations.
Ensure SLA and KPI compliance (MTTD, MTTR, availability, escalation timelines).
Maintain SOC processes, runbooks, and continuous-improvement backlog.
Lead service governance with customers: monthly reviews, reporting, and risk discussions.
Coordinate with partners for 24/7 coverage and specialist escalation.
Oversee SIEM/XDR platform health, onboarding, and change control.
Prepare for audits and maintain ISO27001/POPIA operational evidence.

Requirements

10 years in SOC operations including at least 23 years leading teams.
Strong SOC workflow ownership and incident-management expertise.
Working knowledge of SIEM/XDR/MDR platforms and content tuning lifecycle.
Familiarity with ISO27001 controls, POPIA, and service governance.
Experience on Fortinet SIEM/XDR/MDR is advantageous, but other enterprise SIEM/XDR/MDR platforms are equally acceptable (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel/Defender, Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, LogRhythm, Palo Alto Cortex, CrowdStrike, Rapid7, etc.).

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Salary & Benefits

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