Description :

Role Overview :

The Senior Manager Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense Center will be responsible for leading proactive threat hunting and advanced cyber defense operations to strengthen the organizations security posture. This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating sophisticated threats before they materialize into incidents.

The role works closely with Security Operations (SOC), Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, and IT teams to enhance detection capabilities, improve response readiness, and reduce organizational cyber risk.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead proactive threat-hunting initiatives to identify advanced, persistent, and stealthy threats across enterprise environments.

- Analyze logs, network traffic, endpoint telemetry, and security alerts to detect anomalous and malicious behavior.

- Develop and refine threat-hunting hypotheses based on threat intelligence, attacker techniques, and emerging attack vectors.

- Collaborate closely with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to enhance detection rules, playbooks, and monitoring capabilities.

- Lead investigations into suspected security incidents, supporting incident response and root-cause analysis.

- Drive continuous improvement of cyber defense strategies, tools, and processes.

- Leverage threat intelligence feeds to anticipate adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

- Ensure effective use and optimization of SIEM, EDR, NDR, SOAR, and other security platforms.

- Provide strategic input on security architecture, controls, and risk mitigation measures.

- Mentor and guide threat-hunting and cyber defense analysts, building advanced detection capabilities within the team.

- Prepare executive-level security reports, metrics, and threat landscape briefings.

- Ensure alignment with organizational information security policies, regulatory requirements, and compliance standards.

Key Result Areas (KRAs) :

- Reduction in undetected threats and dwell time across enterprise systems.

- Improved threat detection accuracy and response effectiveness.

- Strengthened collaboration between Threat Hunting, SOC, and Incident Response teams.

- Continuous enhancement of cyber defense maturity and readiness.

- Timely mitigation of advanced and emerging cyber threats.

Key Requirements :

- Strong experience in cybersecurity, threat hunting, and cyber defense operations.

- Hands-on expertise in SIEM, EDR, network security, and endpoint security technologies.

- Deep understanding of attack methodologies, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and threat intelligence.

- Experience working with SOC, incident response, and security engineering teams.

- Ability to analyze complex security data and translate insights into actionable defense strategies.

- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Good to Have :

- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCED, GCIH, GCIA, or equivalent.

- Experience in large enterprise or regulated environments.

- Exposure to automation and SOAR platforms.

- Experience working in 24x7 cyber defense or SOC environments.

What We Offer :

- Opportunity to lead advanced cyber defense and threat-hunting initiatives.

- High-impact role in strengthening enterprise-wide cybersecurity posture.

- Collaborative environment with access to modern security tools and platforms.

- Competitive compensation and leadership growth opportunities.