Director of Cyber Defense
gotham technology groupIrving, TX
Director of Cyber Defense
gotham technology groupIrving, TX
yesterday
Industries
Computer Systems Design ServicesOther Computer Related ServicesCustom Computer Programming ServicesAbout the role
Lead cyber defense for a diverse, multi-entity ecosystem. You'll own detection, response, threat intelligence, hunting, and forensics as a shared service — with global visibility and consistent readiness no matter where a threat surfaces. This is anAI-first leadership role. You'll pioneer agentic cyber defense — deploying AI agents to triage, investigate, and respond under strong human oversight — while also securing the AI platforms and agentic workloads the business runs on. You're a fit if you bring:deep operational expertise in the Microsoft security ecosystem, a track record building and transforming security teams, and real experience scaling AI/ML into security operations.
What You'll Do:
Own cyber defense end-to-end— set strategy, standards, and metrics across detection engineering, IR, threat intel, hunting, and DFIRDirect 24x7 global monitoringacross a multi-tenant environment, including regulated financial entities, with consistent coverage and SLAsBuild the agentic SOC— architect AI agents for alert enrichment, triage, investigation, and automated response, with clear guardrails and escalation paths Govern and defend AI itself— set standards for AI risk, data handling, and auditability; protect AI gateways, model endpoints, and agent frameworks from prompt injection, abuse, and exfiltration Command incident response— own the IR framework and playbooks, lead major incidents, drive post-incident reviews and fixes Drive detection engineering— lead SIEM/SOAR strategy, AI-enhanced detections, and behavioral analytics to cut time-to-detect and time-to-respond- Microsoft Sentinel Mature threat intel & hunting— run a PIR-driven intel program and proactive, hypothesis-based hunting Engage stakeholders— partner across entity leadership, IT, legal, and compliance; report posture to executives and boards Build the team— hire, coach, and evolve roles as agentic tools reshape how the work gets done Keep it compliant— ensure monitoring and response meet regulatory obligations, including for federally regulated banking entities
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Manager
Location
Irving, TX
Occupation
Security Managers
Industry
Computer Systems Design Services
Posted
yesterday
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