Director, Cyber Defense

Sony•Reston, VA

About The Position

Sony Corporation of America is seeking a Director, Cyber Defense to lead a multidisciplinary team that protects the organization through detection, incident response, and cyber defense engineering. Reporting to the Senior Director, Cyber Defense, the role is accountable for operational execution of cyber defense strategy across assigned Sony Group Companies. It combines strategic leadership with hands-on operational accountability for security monitoring, incident response, detection engineering, and security technology enablement. The role requires technical depth, people leadership, and the ability to communicate cyber risk to business and executive stakeholders. Honesty, trustworthiness, and ethical conduct are material requirements. The position requires flexibility in work hours and participation in on-call rotations to support global operations. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Sony describes itself as a global leader in entertainment, technology, and innovation, offering the opportunity to protect its brands, platforms, and intellectual property while collaborating with teams worldwide. The anticipated annual base salary is $220,000–$240,000, with an annual bonus target of 22%. The actual salary may depend on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications or licenses, and work location. Sony is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans. Benefits-eligible employees generally include regular employees scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week. Benefits include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; health savings and flexible spending accounts; behavioral health and employee assistance programs; fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance; life insurance; disability plans; up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave; a 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting; education assistance and student loan programs; flexible work arrangements; vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays, and a winter break subject to business needs; referral bonuses subject to eligibility; a matching gift program; employee business resource groups; Sony product discounts; and an employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience leading or managing technical teams in cyber defense, security operations, or security engineering.
2–3 years of experience leading and managing managers.
Strong background in incident response, detection, and cybersecurity operations.
Demonstrated experience leading high-severity incidents and crisis response.
Ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to non-technical and executive stakeholders.
Proven ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders, navigate challenging conversations, and align competing priorities.
Experience leading distributed or globally dispersed teams.
Authorization to work in the United States.
Flexibility in work hours and participation in on-call rotations.
Honesty, trustworthiness, and ethical conduct.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a 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 affecting cyber defense.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing Cyber Defense organization delivering detection, incident response, and security engineering capabilities.
Execute cyber defense strategy by translating enterprise objectives into operational roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
Oversee incident response operations and act as incident commander for significant cybersecurity events.
Continuously improve detection coverage and response speed while reducing the business impact of security incidents.
Guide security engineering across on-premises, IaaS cloud, and SaaS environments, including security tooling strategy and integration.
Ensure high-quality onboarding and use of security telemetry in SIEM and analytics platforms.
Communicate risk, incidents, and program performance to technical teams and executive audiences.
Define and report program metrics, operational health, and key performance indicators.
Participate in on-call rotations and provide schedule flexibility to support global operations.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage, including coverage for spouses or domestic partners and dependent children.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account access.
Employee assistance plan and behavioral health benefits.
Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs.
Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees and supplemental coverage for spouses or domestic partners and children.
Voluntary group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Short-term and 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, company match, and immediate vesting.
Education assistance and student loan programs.
Flexible work arrangements, including remote and hybrid schedules.
Vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays, and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day, subject to business needs.
Referral bonuses, subject to eligibility.
Matching gift program.
Employee business resource groups.
Special discounts on Sony products.
Employee stock purchase plan, with Sony covering commissions and fees for purchases through after-tax payroll deductions.
Annual bonus target of 22%.