Director, Cyber Defense

Sony

1d•$220,000 - $240,000

About The Position

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en. Position Summary Sony is seeking a Director, Cyber Defense to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for protecting the organization through worldclass detection, incident response, and cyber defense engineering. Reporting to the Senior Director, Cyber Defense, this role is accountable for operational execution of cyber defense strategy across assigned Sony Group Companies (SGCs). This position blends strategic leadership with hands on operational accountability, including oversight of security monitoring, incident response, detection engineering, and security technology enablement. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth, proven people leadership, and the ability to communicate cyber risk clearly to business and executive stakeholders. Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above .

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 highseverity incidents and crisis response.
Ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to nontechnical and executive stakeholders.
Experience leading distributed or globally dispersed teams.
All candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Handson 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.

Responsibilities

Lead and evolve a hig hperforming 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 onprem, cloud (IaaS), and SaaS environments, including security tooling strategy and integration.
Ensure highquality 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.

Benefits

SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
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)