Operation SOC Architect

Location Neuilly-sur-SeineÎle-de-FranceFrance
Type Other
Seniority Senior
Posted Mar 16, 2026
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Chanel — Neuilly‑sur‑Seine: Operation SOC Architect role to design and lead SOC architecture, detection engineering and incident response.

Overview

Chanel is a globally recognised French maison renowned for haute couture, luxury ready-to-wear, accessories, beauty and watches. As an employer, the brand combines artisanal craftsmanship and creative excellence with a growing emphasis on digital transformation and information security to protect its heritage, clients and operations worldwide.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Define, design and evolve the enterprise SOC architecture to support detection, investigation and response across cloud and on‑premise environments.
  • Lead integration and deployment of telemetry ingestion, SIEM and SOAR platforms, threat intelligence feeds and log management solutions.
  • Develop and maintain detection engineering, incident response playbooks and operational runbooks aligned with threat models and business risk.
  • Drive automation and orchestration of repetitive workflows to reduce time‑to‑detect and time‑to‑remediate; establish measurable KPIs and dashboards for SOC performance.
  • Collaborate with security, IT operations, cloud, application and business teams to embed monitoring and secure design patterns across projects.
  • Evaluate vendors and proof‑of‑concepts, manage solution roadmaps and provide technical leadership for platform upgrades and migrations.
  • Coach and mentor SOC engineers and incident responders; establish standards for alerts, triage, escalation and post‑incident reviews.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity or equivalent technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIA, GCIH or equivalent are highly desirable.
  • Deep understanding of security operations principles, detection engineering and incident response methodologies.
  • Proven ability to translate business risk into technical requirements and to lead cross‑functional technical projects.

Skills

SOC architecture design Detection engineering and threat hunting Incident response playbook development SIEM architecture and log ingestion SOAR / security orchestration and automation Cloud security for AWS, Azure and GCP Telemetry and log management (ELK/Elastic, Splunk and similar platforms) KPI and dashboard creation for SOC metrics Scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell) Vendor evaluation and proof‑of‑concept management

Experience

Significant cybersecurity experience with a minimum of 7–10 years in information security and at least 3–5 years designing, implementing or leading Security Operations Centers or equivalent security monitoring functions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity or a closely related field; a master’s degree or equivalent professional certifications preferred.

Culture

Chanel combines a high‑standard, atelier ethos with an international, collaborative workplace that values discretion, creativity and technical excellence. The organisation invests in digital and security capabilities while maintaining a strong emphasis on quality, craftsmanship and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.