Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Security team, which embeds security protection statewide.

Job Summary

The Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager is part of MNIT enterprise security leadership team and oversees the State of Minnesota’s SOC teams that are responsible for defending, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity events impacting Minnesota government statewide. The SOC Manager will also help lead an engaged, dedicated cybersecurity incident response team protecting State of Minnesota assets from today’s evolving cyber threats. In this role, you will oversee a team of cybersecurity engineers, analysts and incident handlers in the state’s enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC) and work with government partners at all levels to detect and respond to cyber events.

This position oversees portions of the Information Security Incident Response Team (ISIRT) and oversees the planning, execution, and assessment of all Statewide cyber security incident preparation, detection and response policies, procedures and guiding practices to be implemented by all State agencies. The Manager establishes and maintains a comprehensive statewide information security incident response and monitoring program to ensure that all State information assets are adequately protected against current/future internal/external threats. The position is responsible for the strategic and tactical planning, management, testing, and development of prevention controls on an Enterprise-wide basis. Areas include risk assessment, program metrics and reporting, certification and accreditation of program management, development of appropriate policies and procedures for the State. The SOC Manager also oversees the Statewide Security Monitoring Initiative (SSMI) to provide cybersecurity resources to state and local government partners beyond the MNIT enterprise-supported agencies.

This position requires an employee to work onsite at 600 Robert St. N, St. Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with limited telework available. Telework eligibility depends on residence:

• Candidates living in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the worksite in a bordering state (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) may telework up to 50%.
• Minnesota residents living more than 50 miles from the worksite may be eligible to telework more than 50%.
• Candidates living 50 miles or more from the worksite in a bordering state are not eligible for hire unless relocating within 50 miles.

Qualifications

Position requires a minimum of five (5) years of advanced IT security risk management experience.

Experience must include:

• Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• Two (2) years of experience in a Systems Architect classification or two (2) years of experience in an external IT Architect role may substitute for the required supervisory experience.

Experience must also include:

• Security monitoring and incident response management experience.
• Experience establishing incident response processes and recommendations including preparation, containment, eradication and recovery
• Experience establishing Enterprise-wide information security policies, standards and practices.
• Security auditing and/or risk assessment experience.
• Large scale project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively to foster mutual understanding and guide teams through change.
• Customer-focused approach grounded in active listening, empathy, and solution-oriented problem-solving, with demonstrated leadership and people engagement skills that support positive user experiences and high-performing teams.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services does not participate in the federal E-Verify program. Minnesota IT Services is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions, and cannot complete Form I-9 or any other documentation requiring employer participation in E-Verify. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.