Director, Cyber Defense

Sony is seeking a Director, Cyber Defense to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for protecting the organization through world-class detection, incident response, and cyber defense engineering. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth, proven people leadership, and the ability to communicate cyber risk clearly to business and executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• Lead and evolve a high-performing Cyber Defense organization delivering detection, response, and security engineering capabilities.
• Execute cyber defense strategy, translating enterprise objectives into operational roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Oversee incident response operations and serve as incident commander for significant cyber security events.
• Drive continuous improvement in detection coverage, response speed, and reduction of business impact from security incidents.
• Guide security engineering efforts across on-prem, cloud (IaaS), and SaaS environments, including security tooling strategy and integration.
• Ensure high-quality onboarding and use of security telemetry within SIEM and analytics platforms.
• Communicate risk, incidents, and program performance to technical teams and executive audiences.
• Define and report on program metrics, operational health, and key performance indicators.
• Honesty, trustworthiness, and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
• Fertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
• Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
• Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Short-term & long-term disability plans
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave
• 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
• Education assistance and student loan programs
• Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules
• Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
• Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
• Matching gift program
• A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
• Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
• Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)