Accenture
IT/OT SOC Manager
- Permanent
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 08/11/2025
Job overview
Date posted
24/09/2025
Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
08/11/2025
Job description
The IT/OT SOC Manager will oversee the delivery of cybersecurity operations across both IT and OT environments, including 24/7 threat detection, monitoring, and incident response. The role focuses on protecting corporate IT systems and industrial control systems (ICS/SCADA) by integrating cybersecurity frameworks, converged defense strategies, and advanced tools. The manager will lead SOC analysts, threat hunters, and responders to deliver robust operational resilience while ensuring compliance with international standards.
Required skills
SOC operations management
incident response
threat hunting
threat intelligence
IT/OT convergence
SIEM
SOAR
EDR
IDS IPS
Splunk
QRadar
Microsoft Sentinel
Nozomi
Dragos
ICS SCADA security
OT protocols Modbus
DNP3
OPC
Siemens systems
Rockwell systems
risk assessment
cybersecurity governance
IEC 62443
NIST CSF
ISO 27001
NERC CIP
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of SOC services for IT and OT environments, including 24/7 monitoring, detection, and incident response
- Manage a team of SOC analysts, threat hunters, and incident responders across IT and OT domains
- Oversee SOC 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 for risk-based visibility and protection
- Lead integration of ICS, SCADA, DCS, PLC, HMI, and enterprise IT infrastructure into SIEM/SOAR platforms
- Develop and refine OT-specific detection use cases and playbooks
- Monitor evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors targeting IT and OT systems
- Lead proactive threat hunting and analysis across IT/OT environments
- Coordinate incident response including containment, investigation, recovery, and root cause analysis
- Ensure compliance with standards including NIST CSF, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NERC CIP
- Support audits, risk assessments, and resilience exercises for IT/OT environments
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 14+ years in cybersecurity operations with 10+ years in leadership across IT and OT domains
- Deep knowledge of IT security practices and SOC operations
- Strong understanding of ICS/SCADA/OT systems and security
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS, and security tools
- Familiarity with OT protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC
- Experience with Siemens and Rockwell industrial systems
- Relevant certifications: CISSP, GICSP, GCIA, SANS ICS410/515, CISM
- Experience in oil & gas, utilities, energy, or critical infrastructure
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
