Deputy Director (SOC)

Job Overview

  • Organization: National Telecommunication and Information Security Board (NTISB)
  • Scale / Grade: PPS-10
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
  • Experience: 10 Years+
  • Age Limit: Max: 50 years
  • Deadline: Oct 12, 2026

Experience:

Minimum 10 years of professional experience, including 6 years in Information Security, cybersecurity and 4 years of recent experience in SOC operations.

Qualifications: Minimum 18 years of education or Preferable MS/PhD in Computer Science, Cyber Security, information security, or related discipline from an HEC-recognized institution. International certification in incident handling and SOC operations, offensive security, is strongly desired

Job Description: • Provide overall leadership, oversight, and strategic direction for Security Operations Center (SOC) functions. • Ensure continuous and effective monitoring, detection, analysis, and response to cybersecurity incidents on a 24/7 basis. • Oversee implementation and enforcement of approved cybersecurity policies, SOPs, playbooks, and operational guidelines. • Supervise performance of SOC teams, including analysts, shift leads, and technical staff, to ensure service quality and operational readiness. • Review and validate incident classifications, escalations, and response actions, particularly for high-impact or critical incidents. • Coordinate with national and sectoral stakeholders, law enforcement agencies, and relevant authorities during major cyber incidents. • Monitor SOC performance metrics, service levels, and capacity, and recommend improvements to tools, processes, and staffing. • Identify operational risks, capability gaps, and emerging threats, and propose mitigation and enhancement measures.
Ensure proper documentation, reporting, and dissemination of incident reports, advisories, and alerts to higher authorities. • Prepare periodic performance, incident, and situational reports for submission to senior management and the competent authority

Note : Five years’ general age relaxation has already been added to the upper age limit; no other age relaxation is admissible.

Eligibility & Qualifications

  • BS Computer Science (BSCS)
  • BS Software Engineering
  • BS Cybersecurity
  • BS Information Systems
  • BS Information Technology (BSIT)
  • BS Computer Engineering
  • BS Cyber Security & Digital Forensics
  • MSc Computer Science
  • MS Computer Science (MSCS)
  • MS Information Technology (MSIT)
  • PhD in Computer Engineering
  • PhD in Information Technology
  • PhD in Computer Science
  • PhD in Telecommunication Engineering
  • Master of Computer Science (MCS)
  • BS Telecommunication Engineering
  • BS Electronics Engineering
  • BS Electronics
  • MSc Information Technology
  • PhD in Cryptography
  • BE Electronics Engineering
  • BE Telecommunications
  • MS Telecommunication Engineering
  • MS Computer Software Engineering
  • BE Telecommunication Engineering
  • BE Software Engineering
  • MSc Electronics
  • MS Information Security
  • MS Cybersecurity
  • MPhil Computer Science
  • MPhil Electronics
  • MS Computer Networks
  • MS Systems Engineering
  • MS Computer Systems Engineering
  • ME Computer Systems Engineering
  • MSc Telecommunication Engineering
  • MS Computer Engineering
  • MPhil Information Technology
  • Master of Engineering (Information Technology)
  • MS Software Engineering
  • PhD in Cybersecurity
  • BS Telecommunication
  • Master of Information Technology- MIT
  • Master of Engineering (Software Engineering)
  • M.E Telecommunication
  • MS Computer and Network Security
  • MS Computer and Information Technology
  • BS Computer Networks
  • PhD in Information Systems
  • BS Network & Security
  • BS Information Security
  • BE Computer Engineering
  • BS Information & Communication Technology
  • PhD in Information & Communication Technology- ICT
  • MS Telecommunication & Networks
  • PhD in Telecommunication & Networks
  • PhD in Computer Networks
  • BS Information Assurance
  • BS Digital Forensics
  • BS Network Security
  • BS Computing
  • BS Systems Engineering
  • BE Systems Engineering
  • MS Cyber Forensics
  • MS Network Security
  • MPhil Information Systems
  • MS Information Systems
  • MPhil Computer Engineering
  • MPhil Electronics Engineering
  • MPhil Telecommunication Engineering
  • MPhil Telecommunication and Networks
  • PhD in Cyber Security
  • PhD in Information Security
  • MS Computing
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