Head of Cyber Defense

As a Head of Cyber Defense, you will lead and oversee the strategic and operational aspects of the organisation's Cyber Defense functions, including the Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Hunting, Incident Response, and Investigation teams. This role is critical to ensuring the organization's ability to proactively detect, prevent, and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents. As the Head of Cyber Defense, you will be responsible for building a world-class team, driving continuous improvement in processes and technologies, and aligning cyber defense strategies with the organization's overall security goals.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the vision, strategy, and goals for the organization's Cyber Defense function, aligning with overall business objectives and the cybersecurity strategy.
• Lead and manage the SOC, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, and Investigation teams, ensuring the operational efficiency of these functions and continuous improvement in capabilities.
• Develop and maintain the Cyber Defense roadmap, focusing on evolving threats, new technologies, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Security Operations Center (SOC), ensuring effective monitoring, detection, and response to security incidents across the organization.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and effective triage, analysis, and escalation of security events, leveraging advanced security tools and technologies.
• Continuously improve SOC workflows, playbooks, and incident management processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead threat hunting efforts to proactively identify potential threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors within the environment.
• Work closely with the SOC and other security teams to continuously enhance detection capabilities and ensure the proactive identification of emerging threats.
• Develop and implement threat intelligence strategies to enrich threat hunting and incident detection capabilities.
• Lead the organization's incident response efforts, ensuring timely, coordinated, and effective responses to security incidents, from detection to resolution and recovery.
• Oversee detailed forensic investigations of security incidents, including data breaches, malware outbreaks, and targeted attacks.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing SOC, threat hunting, incident response, and investigations.
• Proven experience leading, building, and scaling high-performing cybersecurity teams in large organizations.
• Strong expertise in managing and optimizing SOC operations, threat hunting strategies, and incident response processes.
• Strong understanding of security technologies and tools, including SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence platforms, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and endpoint protection solutions.
• Expertise in advanced threat detection techniques, incident response methodologies, and forensic analysis tools.

To apply:

If you're interested to apply or find out more, please share across your CV or reach out to Chen Yi at [email protected] for a discussion. Due to anticipated high volume of applications, we regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Reg: R1876389

Lic: 16S8060