IT/OT SOC Manager

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SOC services for both IT and OT environments, including 24 / 7 monitoring, detection, and incident response.
• Manage a team of SOC analysts, threat hunters, and incident responders aligned with both IT and OT domains.
• Oversee SOC operational processes, including alert triage, escalation, incident handling, and post-incident reviews.
• Ensure efficient service delivery by managing SLAs, KPIs, and continuous improvement metrics.

• Drive alignment between IT and OT security operations to support a converged cyber defense strategy.
• Collaborate with IT, OT, engineering, and plant operations teams to ensure risk-based visibility and protection.
• Lead integration of data sources from ICS, SCADA, DCS, PLCs, HMIs, and enterprise IT infrastructure into SIEM / SOAR platforms.
• Develop and refine OT-specific detection use cases and playbooks tailored to industrial threats.

• Monitor evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors targeting both IT and OT systems.
• Lead proactive threat hunting and analysis activities across IT / OT landscapes.
• Coordinate incident response activities including containment, investigation, recovery, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure adherence to industry standards and regulatory frameworks such as NIST CSF, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and NERC CIP.
• Support audits, risk assessments, and cyber resilience exercises involving IT / OT infrastructure.

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 14+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, with at least 10 years in a leadership role covering both IT and OT domains.
• Strong knowledge of IT security practices, SOC operations, and ICS / SCADA / OT systems.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS / IPS, and network security tools (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, Nozomi, Dragos).
• Familiarity with protocols and systems common in OT (e.g., Modbus, DNP3, OPC, Siemens, Rockwell).

• Relevant certifications: CISSP, GICSP, GCIA, SANS ICS410 / 515, CISM, or equivalent.
• Experience in oil & gas, utilities, energy, or other critical infrastructure sectors.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Incident response & threat detection
• OT risk awareness & industrial safety culture
• Cross-functional leadership
• Cybersecurity governance
• Continuous improvement & automation

• We offer a transparent, fast paced approach to career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues.
• You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools.
• Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards.
• You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends.
• You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live.

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