Hiring: Director of Cyber Defense Company: NorthMark Strategies Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:14:33 Target Skills & Keywords : Encryption, GDPR, LLM, OWASP, PowerShell, Python, Root Cause Analysis, SIEM, SaaS About the job Experience: •10+ years of progressive experience in cyber defense or security operations, including 5+ years leading teams, with direct accountability for detection, incident response, and threat intelligence functions. Required Skills: •Cyber defense leadership: Own and mature the enterprise cyber defense function, spanning detection engineering, incident response, threat intelligence, threat hunting, and DFIR, setting strategy, standards, and operational metrics across the Ecosystem. •Global monitoring across a diverse ecosystem: Direct 24x7 global IT security monitoring across a multi-tenant environment serving a diverse ecosystem of companies, including regulated financial entities, ensuring consistent telemetry coverage, detection fidelity, and response SLAs for every entity. •Agentic cyber defense: Lead the organization in AI adoption by architecting and delivering an agentic cyber defense model, deploying AI agents for alert enrichment, triage, investigation, detection engineering, and automated response, with clearly defined human-in-the-loop controls, guardrails, and escalation paths. •Incident response: Own the enterprise incident response framework and entity-specific playbooks; lead major incident command, coordinate cross-entity response, and drive post-incident reviews, root cause analysis, and control improvements. •Detection and automation engineering: Direct SIEM/SOAR strategy and engineering, driving AI/ML-enhanced detections, behavioral analytics, and intelligent automation to improve signal-to-noise ratio and reduce time to detect and respond. •Threat intelligence and hunting: Mature the threat intelligence program with PIR-driven collection and dissemination, and lead proactive, hypothesis-driven threat hunting across the ecosystem. •Stakeholder engagement: Partner with entity leadership, IT, engineering, legal, and compliance; represent cyber defense in architecture reviews and risk governance forums; report operational posture and metrics to executive leadership and boards. •Team leadership: Build, coach, and retain a high-performing cyber defense team; accurately assess performance, develop talent, and evolve roles as agentic capabilities reshape the operating model. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field; advanced degree a plus. •Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML and automation to security operations, and a credible vision for building agentic cyber defense capabilities with appropriate human oversight. •Solid functional working knowledge of AI security and governance: securing LLM/agentic workloads, AI gateways, and model endpoints, and familiarity with frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATLAS, and the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications. •Deep expertise in the Microsoft security ecosystem (Sentinel, Defender suite, Entra ID) and modern SOAR platforms; proficiency with KQL, Python, and PowerShell. •In-depth knowledge of data protection controls across cloud and endpoint environments, including encryption, key management, data residency, and insider risk monitoring, and their application in regulated and multi-entity contexts. •Strong command of adversary tradecraft and frameworks including MITRE ATT&CK, and experience operationalizing threat intelligence. •Possession of, or ability to obtain, professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCFA, or equivalent. •Strong knowledge of security, regulatory, and control frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS, and GDPR. •Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey security and risk concepts to technical teams, executives, and boards. •High level of personal integrity and the ability to professionally handle confidential matters. Compensation: •Company-Paid Lunch Stipend: Lunch is provided via GrubHub Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!