Head of Cyber Security (Insurance)

Category: Cybersecurity

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Reference:  BH-384835

Title: Head of Cyber Security
Location:
NYC, Holmdel NJ, Stamford CT, or Bethlehem, PA
Schedule:
Hybrid 3 days onsite

You have:
• 5-7 years of security operations/engineering and management/leadership experience.
• Knowledge of securing cloud, identity, network, web, endpoint, database & data.
• Ability to understand threat landscapes and synthesize risks.
• Handled and triaged security events & incidents
• Manage cyber threats and protect and defend them.
• Ability to lead a diverse high performing team.
• Ability to accelerate impact and lead security changes.
• Possess a BS/MS in relevant experience in cyber security and/or industry certifications.

You will:
• Execute the strategy and engineering of client company cyber security technology solutions that defend and protect client company's enterprise.
• Partner across the Enterprise Cyber Security Organization & company to ensure client company's assets are well protected and defended against cyber threats.
• Operating principles include thinking big & growing, accelerating operational excellence and being able to lead through change.
• Lead a team of cyber defense engineering professionals responsible for planning, design, implementation, and cyber threat mitigation.
• Support the detection and protection security platforms & systems.
• Provide deep technical understanding of security systems/platforms at different layers (identity/data/infrastructure/cloud).
• Work closely with and partner with fellow security experts.
• Guide and mentor team on a day-to-day basis.
• Work with all interfacing teams to define and baseline the system uptime SLAs.
• Work with other Cyber Security service teams to manage cloud, network, data, and endpoint protections effectively and efficiently.
• Work closely with architecture, engineering, incident response & assurance teams to assess & research of threat vectors and provide mitigation approaches & strategies.
• Work with stakeholders, mentoring and providing technological guidance on infrastructure security. Possess a deep understanding of cloud technologies & controls, provide security protection on cloud and guide/mentor the security experts on this front.
• Manage staff, including selection, goal setting, annual reviews, and compensation planning and career development.
• Provide recommendations to the management team to increase the effectiveness of organization and technology solutions.
• Develop and nurture teams of cyber defense engineers by motivating, mentoring, and assisting in hiring of critical security talent.
• Work closely with cyber security experts. Guide and mentor them on a day-to-day basis.
• Prioritize the planning of projects and features, stakeholder management, and tracking of firm security commitments.
• Respond to and assist with due diligence and internal / external security audit requests.
• Supports, implements and promotes standard configuration and change management, processes and practices in all buildings of security control technology.
• Identify opportunities to further enhance and refine cyber defense standards and processes

Estimated Min Rate: $150000.00
Estimated Max Rate: $225000.00


Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilities  to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.


Posted on 05-14-2025

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