About the role

  • Director of Cyber Defense at Sony leading a team for strategic cyber protection and incident response. Blending leadership with operational accountability in a global entertainment and technology giant.

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

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

  • 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
  • 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)
  • Matching gift program
  • 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

Job title

Director, Cyber Defense

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$220,000 - $240,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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