Security Operations Manager

About the role

Fugro's Global Information Security Team at its Nootdorp headquarters is looking for an experienced Security Operations Manager. You will shape and develop Fugro's global Security Operations function, balancing strategic priorities with operational excellence and working closely with senior stakeholders to strengthen security posture and resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the global Security Operations team, ensuring timely detection and response to threats while protecting people, assets and information.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, turning security risks into clear business priorities.
• Own the managed SOC service and the implementation of security tooling such as EDR, SIEM and email filtering.
• Lead the full incident response lifecycle and coordinate stakeholders during major incidents.
• Define and maintain alerting, escalation and incident-handling processes, playbooks and workflows.
• Maintain detection use cases and drive hardening of IT, cloud and OT landscapes.
• Own global vulnerability management and the security testing programme (penetration testing, code scanning, red and purple teaming).
• Build relationships across IT, OT, business functions and regional teams, and report on threats, risks and security performance.
• Develop, mentor and coach team members.

Required profile

• BSc or MSc in Information Security, Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 7 years in information security, including a minimum of 2 years managing or coordinating SOC or Security Operations teams.
• Proven experience leading, mentoring and developing teams.
• Confident, pragmatic leader who stays calm under pressure and communicates clearly.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCIR, GSOC, CDSA, OSDA, CCSP or similar are a plus.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with SIEM tooling and security monitoring, threat detection and incident response.
• Solid technical foundation across IT infrastructure, cloud environments and OT.

What we offer

• Gross monthly salary between EUR 7,700 and EUR 8,400 depending on experience.
• 29 holidays per year, with the option to buy 12 additional days.
• Flexible work from home and a work-from-home allowance of EUR 2.35 net per day.
• Commuting allowance and free on-site parking.
• Modern pension scheme, discounts on supplementary health insurance, and a bicycle leasing scheme.
• Access to the headquarters gym and coaching through the Employee Assistance Programme.