HHS - SOC Lead/Incident Response Manager

Remote
Full Time
HHS - HRSA - Information Security
Experienced
cFocus Software seeks a SOC Lead/Incident Response Manager to join our program supporting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) This position is remote. This position requires the ability a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity experience with at least 3 years in SOC or Incident Response leadership.
  • Demonstrated experience managing enterprise SOC operations and incident response programs.
  • Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-61, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity policies.
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, threat intelligence platforms, and forensic tools.
  • Experience managing incidents involving PII/PHI and regulatory reporting requirements.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical issues to executive and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience operating in a federal or highly regulated environment.
  • Active CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GCED, CISM, or CEH
Duties:
  • Lead and manage SOC and Incident Response operations in alignment with HRSA Incident Response Plans, SOC SOPs, playbooks, and workflows.
  • Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-61, FISMA, OMB, DHS CISA, HHS, and HRSA incident response requirements.
  • Oversee incident triage, investigation, containment, remediation, and recovery activities within defined SLAs.
  • Serve as primary escalation point for Critical and High severity incidents, including ransomware and PII/PHI breaches.
  • Coordinate incident response activities with HRSA SOC, CSIRC, system owners, ISSOs, legal counsel, privacy officials, and leadership.
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve SOC SOPs, incident response playbooks, workflows, and response guidelines.
  • Manage incident communications, stakeholder notifications, and executive briefings during active incidents.
  • Ensure timely incident reporting, forensic documentation, and post-incident reports.
  • Lead threat hunting, IOC management, detection rule tuning, and SIEM correlation improvement activities.
  • Oversee digital forensic investigations and ensure proper chain-of-custody handling.
  • Monitor SOC tools and infrastructure health; coordinate upgrades, patches, and integrations.
  • Support federal cyber exercises, tabletop exercises, and incident response drills.
  • Ensure 24x7 on-call support coverage and adherence to response SLAs.
  • Provide metrics, dashboards, and reports on SOC performance, incident trends, and threat intelligence.
  • Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements across SOC operations.
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