Director, Cyber Defense

Sony Group Corporation

Remote Actively hiring
Reston, VA Posted 20 days ago $220,000–$240,000 / year
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TL;DR

Sony Corporation of America seeks a Director, Cyber Defense to lead its multidisciplinary team in protecting the organization through advanced detection, incident response, and cyber defense engineering. This senior-level role involves strategic leadership alongside hands-on operational oversight, including security monitoring, incident management, and technology enablement across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading technical teams in cyber defense and incident response, with a proven track record of managing high-severity incidents and communicating complex issues to executive stakeholders. Preferred qualifications include hands-on expertise with SIEM, EDR, SOAR platforms, and familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud services. This role demands flexibility for on-call support and global operations coordination within Sony’s expansive technology ecosystem.

Skills

SIEM EDR SOAR AWS Azure Agile Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Python JavaScript PostgreSQL MongoDB Git Jira Terraform

What you'll do

  • Lead and evolve a high-performing Cyber Defense team delivering detection, response, and security engineering.
  • Execute cyber defense strategy by translating enterprise objectives into operational roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
  • Oversee incident response operations and serve as incident commander during significant cybersecurity events.
  • Drive continuous improvement in detection coverage, response speed, and reduction of business impact from security incidents.
  • Guide security engineering efforts across on-premises, cloud (IaaS), and SaaS environments, including tooling strategy.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years leading technical teams in cyber defense, security operations, or engineering.
  • Strong background in incident response, detection, and cybersecurity operations.
  • Experience leading high-severity incidents and crisis responses.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical topics to non-technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and security analytics platforms.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k
This role $230k
$109k most similar roles pay here $254k

This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$191,087 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 similar postings.

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About Sony Group Corporation

Sony Group Corporation is a Tokyo-based multinational conglomerate and a leading global entertainment and technology company.

Sony Group Corporation currently has 10 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,500–$155,000 across 10 roles with salary data.

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