[Remote] Executive Director - Cyber Defense Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is seeking an Executive Director of Cyber Defense Operations to define and execute enterprise-wide strategy for cyber detection, response, and incident management. The role provides strategic and operational oversight of the SOC and CSIRT, leads response to major cyber events, and advances threat intelligence, automation, analytics, and AI capabilities while building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and execute the enterprise-wide detection and response program aligned with Cyber Defense, larger business objectives, and regulatory requirements
• Develop, own and maintain the enterprise Detection and Response Maturity Model, Strategy, Roadmap and Operating Model
• Lead and mentor a team of Triage, Detection Engineers, Threat Hunters, and Incident Response professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Strategize with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, and Security. You are a key stakeholder in the company's direction, advocating for the telemetry and architectural changes required to support future detection use cases
• Serve as the Incident Commander for major security incidents, coordinating technical teams and executive leadership
• Develop innovative and cutting-edge detection content aligned with ATT&CK, ATLAS, D3FEND and various other cyber security frameworks
• Identify and surface patterns to leadership regarding root causes of problems. You anticipate future challenges and own the delivery of solutions before they become bottlenecks
• Ensure tracking of OKRs aligned to maturity models, defining, tracking and reporting on KPIs and KRIs to track operational and strategic improvements
• Partner with threat intelligence, other security teams to enhance detection and response capabilities
• Act as a liaison with legal, compliance, and public relations during high-impact incidents
• Provide executive-level briefings and actionable insights to senior leadership
• Drive automation and orchestration initiatives to improve operational efficiency
• Monitor emerging threats and adapt operations, tactics, and strategies accordingly
• Lead tabletop exercises and other simulations to validate readiness

Skills

• 15+ years of experience in a technical cybersecurity function
• 8+ years in a leadership role managing global detection and response, threat hunting, or security operations teams
• 5+ years of experience developing and executing a long-term strategic vision for security operations at an enterprise scale
• 5+ years of experience leveraging automation and orchestration (i.e., SOAR) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a security operations center (SOC)
• 2+ years of experience with the application of AI and Machine Learning (AI/ML) on security data for anomaly detection, threat modeling, and predictive security
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)
• Experience managing a globally distributed 24/7 security operations team
• Experience defining and driving a multiyear strategy for threat detection and response
• Strong understanding of security frameworks, risk management, and incident response
• Deep understanding of people, process, technologies of successful cybersecurity program
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Strong project management and time management skills
• Proficient in analyzing operational data and creating visualizations and reports
• Strong communicator, verbal and written, with presenter skills
• Relevant industry certifications like GAIC and CSIRT

Benefits

• Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range.
• Includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
• Full-time position eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, based on eligibility.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources
• Remote work

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