Head of Cyber Defense & Response

About the position

Do you want to be part of a collaborative problem-solving cyber security team? Guardian Life is looking for a Head of Cyber Defense and Response. This leader will execute the strategy and engineering of Guardians cyber security technology solutions that defend and protect Guardian's enterprise. A self-starter who is fueled by collaboration, process improvement, attention to detail, innovation to transform and develop talent and run security engineering and strategy. The right individual will partner across the Enterprise Cyber Security Organization & company to ensure Guardian's assets are well protected and defended against cyber threats. The successful candidate must live by the Guardian principles, values, & success factors. Some major operating principles include thinking big & growing, accelerating operational excellence and being able to lead through change.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cyber defense engineering professionals responsible for planning, design, implementation, and cyber threat mitigation.
• Support the detection and protection security platforms & systems.
• Provide deep technical understanding of security systems/platforms at different layers (identity/data/infrastructure/cloud).
• Work closely with and partner with fellow security experts.
• Guide and mentor team on a day-to-day basis.
• Work with all interfacing teams to define and baseline the system uptime SLAs.
• Work with other Cyber Security service teams to manage cloud, network, data, and endpoint protections effectively and efficiently.
• Assess & research threat vectors and provide mitigation approaches & strategies.
• Mentor stakeholders and provide technological guidance on infrastructure security.
• Manage staff, including selection, goal setting, annual reviews, and compensation planning and career development.
• Provide recommendations to the management team to increase the effectiveness of organization and technology solutions.
• Develop and nurture teams of cyber defense engineers by motivating, mentoring, and assisting in hiring of critical security talent.
• Prioritize the planning of projects and features, stakeholder management, and tracking of firm security commitments.
• Respond to and assist with due diligence and internal / external security audit requests.
• Support, implement and promote standard configuration and change management processes and practices in all buildings of security control technology.
• Identify opportunities to further enhance and refine cyber defense standards and processes.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of security operations/engineering and management/leadership experience.
• Knowledge of securing cloud, identity, network, web, endpoint, database & data.
• Ability to understand threat landscapes and synthesize risks.
• Handled and triaged security events & incidents.
• Manage cyber threats and protect and defend them.
• Ability to lead a diverse high performing team.
• Ability to accelerate impact and lead security changes.
• Possess a BS/MS in relevant experience in cyber security and/or industry certifications.

Benefits

• Support and flexibility to achieve professional and personal goals.
• Skill-building and leadership development opportunities.
• Philanthropic opportunities.
• Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources.