Director of Cyber Defense Security Operations (Remote)

Experian • Allen, TX

62d • Remote

About The Position

As the Director of Cyber Defense Security Operations, you will lead the strategic vision for Experian's SecOps team. You will lead daily operations, management, mentorship, and professional development of the team. The team is an important part of the global 24x7 security operations group, being the first line of defense in Experian's incident response function. The team operates within the Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) under the Experian Global Security Office (EGSO) and receives, triages, and prioritizes cybersecurity alerts, and investigates, contains, eradicates, and recovers from events. Reports to: CFC Senior Director of Incident Management and Security Operations. This is a remote position. You will have opportunity to: Design and implement the strategic vision for the SecOps team, including leading transformational projects to improve incident response effectiveness. Oversee the daily operations, management, and professional development of the SecOps team to support global 24x7 monitoring and response for cybersecurity events. Build and influence strategic partnerships with important partners to align priorities and lead collaboration. Cultivate a high-performance team culture by applying performance metrics and development programs. Lead the development of playbooks and operational processes in collaboration with other global SecOps leaders. Guide successful conclusions of cybersecurity events within SecOps's scope and escalate higher-risk incidents. Collaborate with teams such as Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Detection Engineering to enhance threat detection capabilities and improve security technologies.

Requirements

• Can respond to incidents after hours and serve in on-call rotation.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Security, or a related field (Master's or higher preferred).
• 8+ years in Security Operations, including 5+ years in leadership roles and prior Director-level experience within organizations of comparable size.
• 2+ years leading incident response or digital forensics investigations.
• 2+ years of experience in operationalizing end-to-end security processes within Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms through playbooks and/or automation
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, and EDR technologies (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike, or Microsoft Defender).
• Experience driving operational transformation and managing global security teams.
• At least two cybersecurity certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, or CISM).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the strategic vision for the SecOps team, including leading transformational projects to improve incident response effectiveness.
• Oversee the daily operations, management, and professional development of the SecOps team to support global 24x7 monitoring and response for cybersecurity events.
• Build and influence strategic partnerships with important partners to align priorities and lead collaboration.
• Cultivate a high-performance team culture by applying performance metrics and development programs.
• Lead the development of playbooks and operational processes in collaboration with other global SecOps leaders.
• Guide successful conclusions of cybersecurity events within SecOps's scope and escalate higher-risk incidents.
• Collaborate with teams such as Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Detection Engineering to enhance threat detection capabilities and improve security technologies.

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees