Lead Cyber Defense Engineer

Join our client, a leading telecommunications provider, as a Lead Cyber Defense Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the organization against cyber threats.

Requirements

• Develop and execute advanced threat hunting strategies to detect and mitigate cyber threats.
• Align and operationalize security testing in accordance with industry standards.
• Analyze threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to identify and validate threats.
• Conduct periodic security posture assessments and simulate external attacks.
• Identify, communicate, and remediate vulnerabilities effectively.
• Monitor and manage the operationalization of security solutions designed by architecture teams.
• Provide senior management with updates on threat hunting and security operations.
• Participate in enterprise security initiatives and conduct root cause analyses for security incidents.
• Oversee and manage threat hunting tools, driving continuous improvement in cyber threat intelligence.
• Lead the threat management team and direct cyber threat intelligence activities.
• Maintain a robust security posture within the organization.
• Develop Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for threat hunting teams.
• Validate and test security architecture and design solutions.
• Review and recommend security changes to hardware and software.
• Enforce security standards and procedures at data centers.
• Maintain detailed records for compliance and communicate attack vector data.
• Deploy countermeasures for emerging threats and enhance log forwarding to the SIEM tool.
• Act as a subject matter expert on electronic information security and incident response.
• Mentor and train threat hunters and cyber threat intelligence analysts.
• Research and recommend security enhancements and new solutions.
• Manage security-related projects with external vendors and track project activities.
• Ensure the security of telecommunications infrastructure, including signaling security.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to improve threat hunting processes.