Associate Director – SOC 2, CPA
ISG
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Develop and execute the SOC strategy aligned with the firm’s assurance and advisory services.
- Ensure SOC services are audit-ready, defensible, and aligned with regulatory and attestation standards.
- Partner with compliance, audit, and advisory teams to ensure operational controls support client reporting needs.
- Define KPIs, SLAs, and quality metrics that align with both operational performance and audit expectations.
- Support executive leadership with risk reporting and service maturity updates.
- Lead and oversee 24/7 monitoring, detection, incident response, and escalation processes.
- Ensure consistent triage quality, documentation standards, and defensible incident records.
- Oversee SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence platforms across multiple client environments.
- Establish standardized investigation methodologies and documentation protocols suitable for audit review.
- Conduct incident post-mortems and ensure corrective actions are tracked and implemented.
- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of SOC analysts, engineers, and incident responders.
- Establish quality assurance processes for investigations and reporting.
- Build structured training programs to ensure alignment with evolving threat landscapes and compliance requirements.
- Promote a culture of professionalism, documentation rigor, and client accountability.
Requirements
- 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with at least 5 years in SOC leadership.
- Experience operating in a consulting, managed services, or audit-adjacent environment.
- Strong understanding of regulatory and assurance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HITRUST).
- Experience managing multi-tenant or client-facing SOC environments.
- Demonstrated ability to interface with auditors, CISOs, and executive stakeholders.
- Strong written documentation skills suitable for audit and regulatory review.
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off and paid holidays
- Performance Bonuses
- 100% Remote
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SOC strategy developmentKPI definitionSLA managementincident responsemonitoringdocumentation standardsinvestigation methodologiesquality assurance processestraining program developmentrisk reporting
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationclient accountabilityprofessionalismteam scalinginterfacing with stakeholdersdocumentation skills
Certifications
SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHITRUST