What are the responsibilities and job description for the Threat Defense Engineering Director position at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company?
About the Role
The AVP of Cyber Threat Defense Engineering is responsible for leading multiple teams of engineers, architects and analysts who design, build and maintain MetLife's global cyber threat defense infrastructure. The role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies and a strong leadership background. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing key vendor relationships and driving continuous improvement across the threat defense infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
What You'll Need
To be successful in this role, you will need 8 years of people leadership experience, a Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, and advanced security certifications including CISSP/CISM and SANS GCIA/GCIH. You will also need 12 years of increasing responsibility in cybersecurity, with experience in security monitoring and operations technologies and processes, and security metrics and analytics reporting. In addition, you will need to have a strong understanding of the cyber-attack lifecycle/kill chain, cybersecurity frameworks, threat defense & incident response principles, and process methodologies.
The AVP of Cyber Threat Defense Engineering is responsible for leading multiple teams of engineers, architects and analysts who design, build and maintain MetLife's global cyber threat defense infrastructure. The role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity technologies and a strong leadership background. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing key vendor relationships and driving continuous improvement across the threat defense infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain core cyber threat defense platforms.
- Develop and implement security engineering best practices.
- Provide technical leadership for the deployment of commercial security products and services.
- Manage key vendor relationships.
- Monitor and report on the performance of threat defense systems.
What You'll Need
To be successful in this role, you will need 8 years of people leadership experience, a Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, and advanced security certifications including CISSP/CISM and SANS GCIA/GCIH. You will also need 12 years of increasing responsibility in cybersecurity, with experience in security monitoring and operations technologies and processes, and security metrics and analytics reporting. In addition, you will need to have a strong understanding of the cyber-attack lifecycle/kill chain, cybersecurity frameworks, threat defense & incident response principles, and process methodologies.
