Director, Cyber Detection & Response

Cardinal Health

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$135,400–$208,100 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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Similar $170k
This role $172k
$117k most similar roles pay here $218k

This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$198,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $172k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health is a global healthcare services and products company specializing in pharmaceutical distribution, medical products, and supply chain solutions for healthcare providers and pharmacies. Industry: Healthcare Distribution & Services

Cardinal Health currently has 38 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $123,400–$170,705 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Cyber Detection & Response

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The Director of Cyber Detection & Response at Cardinal Health leads the establishment and enhancement of cybersecurity detection, monitoring, and incident response capabilities. This role involves developing strategies aligned with enterprise risk and business priorities, establishing governance frameworks for SOC operations, and advising leadership on threat trends. Day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing SIEM platforms, optimizing security tooling, and driving proactive threat hunting initiatives. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, deep expertise in SOC operations, incident response, and threat intelligence, and a strong understanding of regulatory requirements. They should be proficient with tools like SIEM, SOAR, EDR, UEBA, and DLP, and capable of leading a high-performing team to enhance detection and response capabilities across IT and OT environments.

Skills

SIEM SOAR EDR UEBA DLP Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Python CyberArk Terraform CI/CD NIST CSF Splunk Logstash Elasticsearch Kibana Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Develop and lead cybersecurity detection and response strategy aligned with enterprise risk and business priorities.
  • Establish governance frameworks for SOC, incident response, and threat management functions.
  • Oversee effective use of SIEM platforms to analyze events and detect anomalies.
  • Lead the development of monitoring strategies across IT and OT environments.
  • Drive proactive threat hunting initiatives to identify hidden threats within the environment.
  • Manage breach notification processes and coordinate incident response efforts with stakeholders.
  • Build and lead a high-performing cybersecurity detection and response team.

What we're looking for

  • At least 10 years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on detection and incident response.
  • Proven leadership in managing SOC operations, SIEM, and complex incident response activities.
  • Deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks like NIST CSF and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts and risk insights effectively to executive leadership.
  • Experience leading high-performing teams in threat intelligence and security testing functions.
  • Strong background in advanced analytics, automation, and AI-driven security operations preferred.
  • Knowledge of highly regulated industries is a plus.

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