Position SummarySony 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.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead and evolve a high performing 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 on prem, cloud (IaaS), and SaaS environments, including security tooling strategy and integration.
- Ensure high quality 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.
- Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above .
QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION Your qualifications and experience should include: - 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 high severity incidents and crisis response.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to non-technical and executive stakeholders.
- Experience leading distributed or globally dispersed teams.
- All candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or 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 impacting cyber defense.
Work Requirements - This role requires flexibility in work hours and participation in on call rotations to support global operations.
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.
What we offer you: - 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
Other 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)
- 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)
The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $220,000 to $240,000. In addition to the annual base salary, this role has an annual bonus target of 22%. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
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