Senior Director, Cyber Defense Engineering

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Summary:
The Senior Director, Cyber Defense Engineering, is responsible for leading the architecture, design, and engineering of the enterprise's global cyber defense technology ecosystem. This role will define and execute the technical strategy that enables and empowers the company's core cyber defense functions-including Incident Response, Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, Red Team, Threat Hunting, Insider Threat, Digital Forensics, and Vulnerability & Posture Management.
The Senior Director will partner closely with leaders across these functions to understand operational needs, design technical solutions, and deliver secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that support their missions. This position requires a hands-on technical leader with strong architectural vision, deep cybersecurity engineering expertise, and the ability to translate the evolving needs of the cyber defense organization into actionable and sustainable engineering outcomes.
Responsibilities include:

• Define and oversee the global cyber defense engineering strategy and architecture roadmap in alignment with enterprise security objectives.
• Partner with Cyber Defense leadership to design and implement tooling architectures that address specific operational needs across detection, response, threat intelligence, and resilience.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and integrations that can enhance visibility, detection, and operational efficiency.
• Lead the design, deployment, and ongoing engineering of all core cyber defense platforms-including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, TIP, vulnerability management, forensics, and threat hunting systems.
• Ensure all tools and integrations are engineered to meet performance, scalability, and compliance requirements across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Partner directly with Incident Response, SOC, Threat Intelligence, Red Team, Threat Hunt, Insider Threat, Digital Forensics, and Vulnerability & Posture Management leaders to translate business and operational requirements into engineered solutions.
• Ensure that engineering decisions are driven by the evolving needs of the cyber defense organization, with continuous feedback loops between operational and engineering teams.
• Measure platform performance, adoption, and maturity through engineering KPIs and metrics.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, engineering, and operations principles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, cloud environments, and security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK.

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC)
• GIAC Security Engineering (GSE)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP) considered a plus

Work Experience:

• 15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or IT security engineering, with at least 8 years in leadership roles overseeing global or enterprise-scale teams.
• Proven success designing and implementing cyber defense platforms that support multiple operational functions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with SOC, IR, Threat Intelligence, and Vulnerability Management teams to deliver integrated and actionable solutions.
• Strong background in detection engineering, automation, cloud security, and threat visibility architecture.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity into strategic business value.

What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
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