Cyber Defense Manager

Cyber Defense Manager

Europe | Full-time

Responsibilities

  • Own Cyber Defense execution across SOC, detection engineering, incident response, and exposure remediation
  • Lead alert triage quality, escalation standards, incident command, and response coordination
  • Prioritize critical vulnerabilities and exposures using asset criticality, exploitability, and business impact
  • Manage Cyber Defense dashboards, runbooks, remediation follow-up, and operational metrics
  • Coordinate with IT, Platform, IAM, Product, GRC, Legal, and business owners during incidents and remediation
  • Build and develop the Cyber Defense team, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and retaining security talent
  • Drive continuous improvement of detection coverage, response playbooks, and security controls based on lessons learned and threat intelligence
  • Report on Cyber Defense performance, incidents, and risk posture to security leadership and stakeholders

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in Information Security
  • 3+ years in a security management or team lead role with direct people management experience
  • Hands-on experience managing SOC operations, leading incident command, and driving MTTD/MTTR improvement
  • Ability to design, validate, and maintain detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and cloud platforms, with a deep understanding of runbook development and false-positive reduction
  • Knowledge of top attack scenarios (ATO, credential theft, privilege escalation, data exfiltration) and ability to map detections to threat models like MITRE ATT&CK
  • Experience prioritizing vulnerabilities using CVSS and asset criticality to reduce exposure aging
  • Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise SIEM (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Chronicle, Elastic) and SOAR tooling
  • Understanding of cloud-native security controls and monitoring in AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Understanding of IAM, PAM, SSO, and identity-related attack vectors relevant to detection and response
  • Ability to define, track, and communicate security KPIs and operational dashboards to technical and executive audiences
  • English – Upper-Intermediate or higher
  • Ukrainian or Russian – Fluent

Will Be A Plus

  • Experience in fintech, e-commerce, or other high-risk industries with complex threat landscapes
  • Hands-on background as a SOC analyst, incident responder, or detection engineer prior to moving into management
  • Experience building a SOC or Cyber Defense function from scratch or significantly maturing an existing one
  • Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms and threat-informed defense methodologies
  • Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, GIAC (GSOM, GCED, GCIH) or equivalent

We offer

  • 20 paid vacation days per year
  • 10 paid sick leave days per year
  • Public holidays as per the company’s approved Public holiday list
  • Medical budget
  • Opportunity to work remotely
  • Professional education budget
  • Language learning budget
  • Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses)

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