# Executive Director of Cyber Defense Operations

**Company**: CVS Health
**Location**: Hartford, CT
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $175,100.00 - $334,750.00
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We're building a world of health around every individual , shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience.

The Executive Director of Cyber Defense Operations is a senior cybersecurity leader accountable for defining and executing the enterprise-wide strategy, operating model, and capabilities for cyber detection, response, and incident management.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Develop, maintain and execute the enterprise-wide detection and response program aligned with Cyber Defense, larger business objectives, and regulatory requirements.

- Lead and mentor a team of Triage, Detection Engineers, Threat Hunters, and Incident Response professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

- Serve as the Incident Commander for major security incidents, coordinating technical teams and executive leadership.

- Develop innovative and cutting-edge detection content aligned with ATT&CK, ATLAS, D3FEND and various other cyber security frameworks.

- Partner with threat intelligence, other security teams to enhance detection and response capabilities.

- Drive automation and orchestration initiatives to improve operational efficiency.

**Required Qualifications:**

- 15+ years of experience in a technical cybersecurity function.

- 8+ years in a leadership role managing global detection and response, threat hunting, or security operations teams.

- 5+ years of experience developing and executing a long-term strategic vision for security operations at an enterprise scale.

- 5+ years of experience leveraging automation and orchestration (i.e., SOAR) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a security operations center (SOC).

- 2+ years of experience with the application of AI and Machine Learning (AI/ML) on security data for anomaly detection, threat modeling, and predictive security.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience managing a globally distributed 24/7 security operations team.

- Experience defining and driving a multiyear strategy for threat detection and response.

- Strong understanding of security frameworks, risk management, and incident response.

- Deep understanding of people, process, technologies of successful cybersecurity program.

- Strong leadership and people management skills.

**Education:**

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

**Pay Range:**

$175,100.00 - $334,750.00

This position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families.

## Skills

### Required
- cybersecurity
- leadership
- automation
- orchestration
- AI
- Machine Learning
- security operations
- incident response
- threat intelligence

### Nice to have
- global security operations
- strategic planning
- risk management
- security frameworks
- people management
- project management
- data analysis
- communication

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