Scope: We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Vice President of Cyber Defense to lead our global cyber defense and incident response capabilities. This executive leader will own the detection, response, and mitigation of cyber threats, ensuring our organization is resilient in the face of a rapidly evolving threat landscape. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in threat detection, SOC operations, incident response, and threat intelligence. This leader will partner across the business to build and maintain a world-class cyber defense program that proactively protects the company s assets, data, and reputation. Key Responsibilities: Cyber Defense Strategy & Operations: Develop and execute the company s cyber defense strategy, aligning with enterprise risk, compliance, and business objectives. Work with key stakeholders and business lines to ensure detection and response meet NIST CSF minimum baselines for global security operations and response. Lead 24/7/365 operations based on business need; partner with Global Command and Site Reliability Teams to ensure baseline for all customer facing incidents, and internal company wide incidents are coordinated in a centralized operation center follow the sun model. Lead the global Security Operations Center (SOC), including 24/7 monitoring, detection, analysis, and response to cyber threats. Build out capabilities for detection and response for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 security incidents and events. Implement and mature threat hunting, security analytics, and detection engineering programs. Ensure and validate Customer Incident Response and capabilities for onboarding mergers & acquisitions, new customers, and new environments as we grow and scale. Security Assessment and Continuous Threat Exposure Management: Identifying and fixing weaknesses in systems and networks; including establish MTTD, MTTR, and MTTA for exposures, vulnerabilities, and potential threats. Incident Response: Investigating and responding to security breaches, including analyzing incidents and escalating them when necessary. Threat Detection and Prevention: Monitoring network traffic, system logs, and other data sources to identify potential threats and malicious activity. Security System Administration and Maintenance: Installing, configuring, and maintaining security tools like firewalls, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems. Security Policy and Procedure Development: Creating and enforcing security policies and procedures to protect sensitive information. Security Training and Awareness: Educating employees about cybersecurity risks and best practices. Staying Up-to-Date: Keeping abreast of the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies. Threat Intelligence & Response: Build and manage a comprehensive threat intelligence function to anticipate and defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day vulnerabilities. Lead cyber incident response efforts, including containment, eradication, and post-incident reviews. Serve as a key escalation point during major security events and coordinate cross-functional response. Security Engineering & Automation: Oversee the development and deployment of tools and technologies that support threat detection, log aggregation, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and XDR platforms. Drive automation and orchestration to increase efficiency and reduce time to detection/response. Hold QBRs with key security operations vendors to ensure compliance and SLAs are met with all contracts. Team Leadership & Development: Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing cyber defense team, including SOC analysts, incident responders, threat hunters, and detection engineers. Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and proactive defense. Establish Career Development Plans and Growth for analysts, engineers, managers, and directors as the business grows and scales. Collaboration & Executive Engagement: Partner with IT, Infrastructure, Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to align cyber defense practices with business needs. Provide executive-level reporting on threat landscape, risk posture, and incident metrics. Act as a thought leader and spokesperson on cyber defense strategy internally and externally. Qualifications: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 to 8 years in a senior leadership role overseeing SOC, incident response, or threat intelligence. Deep knowledge of security operations, threat detection techniques, MITRE ATT&CK, and NIST/ISO frameworks. Proven track record managing large-scale incident response, threat intelligence operations, and blue team functions. Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure defense. Strong executive presence and ability to communicate effectively with C-level stakeholders. Relevant certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent are highly desirable.
