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Incident Manager/Commander with SOC 1 or SOC 2 Audit experienceJob Description – Incident CommanderUK - RemoteDepartment: Service Management / Technology Operations.
About the Role
~1 min read• Lead and manage IT incidents, including identification, triage, resolution, documentation, and post-incident reviews for critical and high-severity issues.
• Serve as the primary Incident Commander during major outages, ensuring swift coordination between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Conduct incident washups to identify learnings, drive accountability, and prevent repeat issues.
• Manage and monitor SLAs, ensuring timely resolution and proper lifecycle governance.
• Own Problem Management – lead root cause analysis (RCA), track problem records, and oversee corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide downtime and availability reporting related to application outages.
• Generate monthly Service Management Risk Reports, highlighting key operational risks and remediation status.
• Ensure effective Service Management reporting aligned with the Service Catalog and business expectations (availability, efficiency, ticket handling, customer satisfaction).
• Oversee data integrity across ITSM repositories/tools (e.g., ServiceNow, JSM, HPSM, CMDB).
• Own and maintain audit-ready documentation for operational processes, policies, runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and control frameworks (e.g., Risk Control Matrices).
• Actively participate in internal and external audit cycles, including SOC Type 1 & Type 2 audits and regulatory examinations (e.g., CFTC, where applicable).
• Join audit calls and walkthroughs with auditors, providing evidence, clarifications, and demonstrations of control effectiveness.
• Ensure all incident, problem, and change management processes are documented, version-controlled, and aligned with audit and regulatory requirements.
• Drive process management by defining, reviewing, and continuously improving operational workflows to meet compliance standards.
• Prepare and deliver audit-related reports, including control testing results, gap analyses, remediation trackers, and compliance dashboards.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Operations, Engineering, Risk, Compliance) to ensure timely closure of audit findings and corrective actions.
• Maintain a centralized repository of all audit artifacts, ensuring accessibility and completeness for scheduled and ad-hoc audit requests.
• Run weekly Release Washups and participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings to ensure safe and reliable deployments.
• Contribute to building and maintaining a comprehensive CMDB.
• Drive harmonized adoption of the Service Management framework across teams.
• Support automation initiatives to reduce MTTR, improve monitoring/alerting, and streamline incident handling.
• Develop and manage Disaster Recovery (DR) Plans; lead DR testing exercises.
• Operationalize the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) across IT and business units.
Requirements
~1 min read• 8+ years of experience in Incident Management, Problem Management, and IT Operations within fintech, banking, or trading environments.
• Proven experience as Major Incident Manager/Incident Commander handling real-time high-severity events.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge, Configuration Management).
• Hands-on experience with ITSM tools (ServiceNow, JSM, HPSM, CMDB).
• Experience in reporting & analytics (availability, SLA compliance, RCA trends).
• Experience in audit support, process documentation, and working with internal/external auditors.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to lead under pressure.
• Good understanding of high-level architecture in software as well as infrastructure.
Nice to Have
~1 min read• Knowledge of trading systems, order management platforms, or exchanges.
• Experience in running Splunk queries, understanding basic troubleshooting.
• ITIL v3/v4 certification or equivalent.
• Prior experience in global 24×7 financial services environments.
• Familiarity with SOC audit frameworks and regulatory compliance in financial services.
• Prefers working in night shift
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- August 5, 2026
- First seen
- August 5, 2026
- Last seen
- August 5, 2026
Posting Health
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- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 76%
- Scored at
- August 5, 2026
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