SOC Lead/ Manager

Role Overview

Randstad Digital Romania is looking for aSOC (Security Operations Center) Lead/ Manager. In this role you will be responsible for leading day-to-day security operations, managing incident detection and response, and ensuring continuous monitoring of the organization’s IT environment. This role provides technical leadership, people management, and process ownership for the Security Operations Center (SOC), ensuring effective threat detection, rapid response, and continuous improvement of security capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee 24x7 SOC operations, including monitoring, detection, analysis, response, and escalation of security incidents;
• Act as the primary escalation point for high-severity security incidents and coordinate response activities;
• Ensure incidents are properly documented, investigated, and remediated in accordance with policies and SLAs;
• Conduct post-incident reviews and drive corrective and preventive actions;
• Develop, implement, and maintain SOC policies, procedures, playbooks, and runbooks;
• Define and track SOC KPIs and metrics (MTTD, MTTR, alert quality, etc.);
• Manage, mentor, and develop SOC analysts (Tier 1–3);
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning;
• Collaborate with IT, cloud, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams;
• Provide regular reporting and briefings to senior management and stakeholders;
• Support audits, risk assessments, and compliance requirements as needed.

Requirements:

• At least 6 years work experience in SOC Operations;
• Previous experience in leading or managing SOC Teams;
• Strong hands-on experience with incident response and threat analysis;
• Experience working with SIEM and security monitoring tools;
• Solid understanding of security frameworks;
• Strong communication and executive-level reporting skills;
• Advanced skills in English, both spoken and written;
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with team members & stakeholders;
• Relevant certifications in domain will be highly appreciated.

Our offer

• Attractive salary package according to your experience and seniority bonus;
• The 13th salary depending on company’s performance;
• Bonus for internal recommendations;
• Meal tickets;
• Private health insurance, including dental services and psychological consultations;
• Flexible working hours (core-hours system);
• Access to over 600 sports centers in the 7Card network;
• Online language courses: English and French;
• Access to the e-learning platform;
• Access to technical training programs / workshops, as well as other technical events (both as a participant and as a speaker);
• Development opportunities through involvement in internship & mentoring programs;
• Access to soft-skills programs and workshops;
• Access to various internal events and team-buildings;
• Access to international opportunities for career development with challenging and exciting projects in a dynamic international working environment;
• Paid days off offered for involvement in volunteering activities and for bank holidays occasion.

*Only suitable candidates will be contacted

The company has been present in Romania for over sixteen years, with constant growth.

Randstad Digital Romania has offices in Sibiu and Bucharest, and works with clients on a vast range of projects across various industries, among which Automotive, Heavy industry, Transportation, Finance, Services, Security & Biometrics, Tourism, Platforms & IoT, Telecom & Mobile and more.

At Randstad Digital Romania, we aim to be the specialized global delivery center to support our customers in transforming complex projects into reality, leveraging our expertise to create solutions that improve the customers' experience.

How do we really make the difference? It's all about our team!

Randstad Digital Romania is founded on the excellence of our engineers and we consider our crew to be our most valuable asset. Our Agile software team consists of over 400 highly skilled specialists spread all over the country. We rely on our talented, determined and creative colleagues for our success.

With our talent-first approach, we are committed to providing challenging opportunities and supporting our talents' growth and development. Our culture encourages our people to innovate, challenge, explore and grow!

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