LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking an experienced Associate Director to spearhead the cybersecurity operations and incident response efforts of our partner. This role is pivotal in enhancing our cybersecurity posture and ensuring the safety of our digital assets.

Role is located in Alameda County, completely on-site (no flexibility). This is a full time, direct hire, W2 position.

**Employer is not able to support in visa transfer or sponsorship at this time or off C2C.**

Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts in detecting, investigating, and responding to security threats and incidents.
• Optimize incident response processes, reduce false positives, and enhance threat detection and response capabilities.
• Develop and oversee proactive threat hunting programs to identify and mitigate both external and internal threats.
• Collaborate with security vendors to conduct purple team exercises and continuously improve detection and response capabilities.
• Develop and improve playbooks and runbooks for responding to threats.
• Optimize the use of security tools such as SIEM, XDR, SOAR, and case management platforms.
• Work closely with other product teams, including IT leadership, to strengthen cybersecurity posture.
• Provide guidance and direction to other IT professionals regarding security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Promote a strong cybersecurity culture within the organization.
• Stay current with the latest threat landscape and emerging trends in cybersecurity.
• Contribute to the overall information security strategy.
• Recruit, motivate, mentor, and lead talent to be their best.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and eleven years of related experience; or Master’s degree in a related discipline and nine years of related experience; or PhD degree in a related discipline and five years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CSSP, CCSP, CISSP, CISM or similar certification required.
• Demonstrated leadership in cybersecurity operations with deep technical knowledge of threat hunting, investigation, and incident response best practices.
• Strong experience in conducting thorough investigations of security incidents, including malware infections, phishing attacks, insider threats, and data breaches.
• Experience developing and implementing Cybersecurity Operations metrics and Key Performance Indicators.
• Proven experience in conducting phishing simulations and enhancing organizational defenses against phishing threats.
• Experience or working knowledge of cloud, network, and application security.
• Strong grasp of Cloud Security principles and Development Security Operations (DevSecOps).
• Deep understanding of security frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex security concepts to various stakeholders.
• Ability to foster collaborative working relationships with technology groups and other stakeholders.

Expected Salary Range and Benefits:

• 200,000 - 250,000
• 15% Bonus
• RSUs
• 401k Match
• Competitive Standard Benefits
• On-site 5 days a week.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance