Sr Director, Cybersecurity Defense & Response; Hybrid - Dallas TX

Position: Sr Director, Cybersecurity Defense & Response (Hybrid - Dallas TX)
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Job Description The Sr Director, Cyber Defense & Response, will lead the day-to-day operations and continued evolution of the organization's Cyber Incident Response program, Global Cyber Security Operations Center and Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR) services. The leader will be accountable for a timely and effective response to security threats and incidents, for the performance of internal and third-party security operations providers, and for a threat-intelligence-led detection capability.

The leader will also set and drive the strategy for applying AI to security operations, with appropriate governance and human oversight.

The role combines strategic ownership of the cyber defense roadmap and sourcing model with operational excellence, including measurable service levels, detection engineering and automation. The Sr Director is expected to be a subject matter expert in cyber forensics, industry best practices and incident response process.

This position will offer flexibility for a hybrid work schedule to include both in-office presence and virtual/remote work, to be based in Dallas, TX.Responsibilities:

Lead, manage and mature the people, process and technologies of a 24x7 global security operations center, including internal staff and managed service providers.

Own the MxDR operating model: define requirements, lead vendor selection, transitions and renewals, and hold providers to service levels, remedies and cost targets.

Direct detection engineering across SIEM, SOAR and EDR, including log source coverage, MITRE ATT&CK coverage and automation that reduces time to detect and respond.

Define and lead the strategy for incorporating AI into the SOC, including AI-assisted triage, investigation and detection engineering and AI-enabled automation, with governance, guardrails and human oversight, and measure the results (for example, time to triage, time to respond and analyst workload).Evaluate and select AI capabilities from technology and managed service providers and hold providers accountable for AI-enabled service improvements and cost.

Lead threat-intelligence-led operations, including threat intelligence, proactive threat hunting, and digital risk and dark web monitoring.

Develop and direct the Enterprise Incident Response Program, ensuring continuous maturity.

Collaborate with stakeholders such as Crisis Management and Business Continuity to support larger security initiatives, assessments and resilience testing.

Define and maintain dashboards and metrics that support Incident Response Program and Cyber Security Operations Center maturity, and report performance to leadership.

Manage the operating budget and vendor spend and build business cases for service and sourcing changes.

Provide cyber security briefings, status updates and consultancy to…