Sony
Director, Cyber Defense
$220K–$240K
Remote - Virginia · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years leading or managing technical teams; 2–3 years leading and managing managers.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience) is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- All candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
About the job
Leads cyber defense operations across assigned Sony Group Companies, overseeing detection, incident response, security engineering, and team execution of cyber defense strategy.
What you'll do
- Lead the Cyber Defense organization and turn enterprise strategy into operational roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
- Oversee incident response, serve as incident commander for significant events, and improve detection and response performance.
- Guide security engineering and tooling across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments; report program metrics and risk to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams in cyber defense, security operations, or security engineering.
- 2–3 years of experience leading and managing managers.
- Strong background in incident response, detection, and cyber security operations; experience leading high-severity incidents and crisis response.
- Ability to communicate complex technical topics to executive and non-technical stakeholders; experience leading distributed teams.
Nice to have
- 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 AWS and Azure.
Pay
USD 220,000 to USD 240,000 annual base salary
Tools
SIEM, EDR, SOAR, AWS, Azure
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