
Director, Cyber Defense
Xibo Open Source Digital Signage
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Reston • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $220,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead and evolve a high performing Cyber Defense organization delivering detection, response, and security engineering capabilities
- Execute cyber defense strategy, translating enterprise objectives into operational roadmaps and measurable outcomes
- Oversee incident response operations and serve as incident commander for significant cyber security events
- Drive continuous improvement in detection coverage, response speed, and reduction of business impact from security incidents
- Guide security engineering efforts across on prem, cloud (IaaS), and SaaS environments, including security tooling strategy and integration
- Ensure high quality onboarding and use of security telemetry within SIEM and analytics platforms
- Communicate risk, incidents, and program performance to technical teams and executive audiences
- Define and report on program metrics, operational health, and key performance indicators
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams in cyber defense, security operations, or security engineering
- Strong background in incident response, detection, and cyber security operations
- Demonstrated experience leading high severity incidents and crisis response
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to non technical and executive stakeholders
- Experience leading distributed or globally dispersed teams
- All candidates must be authorized to work in the US
- Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Hands on experience with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and security analytics platforms
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
- Experience with Agile or modern delivery and operating models
- Knowledge of privacy, regulatory, and compliance considerations impacting cyber defense
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
- Fertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
- Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
- Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Short-term & long-term disability plans
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave
- 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
- Education assistance and student loan programs
- Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules
- Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
- Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
- Matching gift program
- A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
- Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
- Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
incident responsecyber security operationssecurity engineeringdetectionsecurity telemetryprogram metricsoperational healthkey performance indicatorsAgilecloud security
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipteam managementcrisis responsestrategic thinkingcontinuous improvementrisk managementstakeholder engagementproblem solvingperformance reporting