Head of Cyber Defense & Response

Head of Cyber Defense & Response

Requirements

• 5-7 years of security operations/engineering and management/leadership experience.
• Knowledge of securing cloud, identity, network, web, endpoint, database & data.
• Ability to understand threat landscapes and synthesize risks.
• Handled and triaged security events & incidents.
• Manage cyber threats and protect and defend them.
• Ability to lead a diverse high performing team.
• Ability to accelerate impact and lead security changes.
• Possess a BS/MS in relevant experience in cyber security and/or industry certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cyber defense engineering professionals responsible for planning, design, implementation, and cyber threat mitigation.
• Support the detection and protection security platforms & systems.
• Provide deep technical understanding of security systems/platforms at different layers (identity/data/infrastructure/cloud).
• Work closely with and partner with fellow security experts.
• Guide and mentor team on a day-to-day basis.
• Work with all interfacing teams to define and baseline the system uptime SLAs.
• Work with other Cyber Security service teams to manage cloud, network, data, and endpoint protections effectively and efficiently. In doing so, work closely with architecture, engineering, incident response & assurance teams to assess & research of threat vectors and provide mitigation approaches & strategies.
• Work with stakeholders, mentoring and providing technological guidance on infrastructure security. Possess a deep understanding of cloud technologies & controls, provide security protection on cloud and guide/mentor the security experts on this front.
• Manage staff, including selection, goal setting, annual reviews, and compensation planning and career development.
• Provide recommendations to the management team to increase the effectiveness of organization and technology solutions.
• Develop and nurture teams of cyber defense engineers by motivating, mentoring, and assisting in hiring of critical security talent.
• Work closely with cyber security experts. Guide and mentor them on a day-to-day basis.
• Prioritize the planning of projects and features, stakeholder management, and tracking of firm security commitments.
• Respond to and assist with due diligence and internal / external security audit requests.
• Supports, implements and promotes standard configuration and change management, processes and practices in all buildings of security control technology.
• Identify opportunities to further enhance and refine cyber defense standards and processes.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.