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Job Summary

The Senior Director of Cyber Security Analytics is a pivotal role within our Cyber Defense & Investigation department. This position is responsible for the development of the cyber defense ecosystem that creates, collects, and analyzes security event data for the purpose of enabling monitoring, detection, and management of cyber security incidents. This position is responsible for leading project teams in implementing advanced technological solutions to enhance the organization’s security resiliency; overseeing projects that deploy cyber defense capabilities; ensure the collection of security event telemetry delivered through those capabilities, and subsequent ingestion into analytical solutions designed to detect incidents. The role is also responsible for developing innovative analytics strategies for cyber defense; identifying new or enhancing existing data integration points for the purpose of exploratory analytics; providing thought leadership and innovation in the viability and application of emerging data analytics and data visualization trends, technology, best practices, and techniques.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build and manage detailed strategy and roadmaps for establishing and governing a cyber defense ecosystem at HCSC
• Direct projects focused on the implementation of new cyber security technology solutions. Evaluate, select, and oversee the integration of these technologies to bolster the organization’s defense mechanisms.
• Lead the cyber security analytics and cyber defense project teams. Set clear strategic directions and goals, and ensure alignment with the organization's overall cyber defense objectives.
• Design and implement innovative analytics strategies to enhance the organization's cyber defense. Stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in cyber security analytics.
• Facilitate creation and/or enhancement of process to ingest security event telemetry into HCSC’s cyber defense Analytics ecosystem comprised of SIEM and security telemetry repositories and Analytics solutions.
• Lead and manage a team of resources dedicated to maintenance, configuration and testing of the Analytics ecosystem.
• Ensure the analysis of large data sets of security telemetry and events. Develop methods to effectively generate alerts and insights for proactive cyber defense actions.
• Define policy and process for analytics ecosystem access, usage, and governance; partner with stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics requirements as related to the analytics ecosystem.
• Regularly scan for advanced data analytics trends, technology, best practices, etc. to ensure continuous improvement and innovation of data lake and data lake security, as well as potential threats and vulnerabilities
• Work closely with other departments and external partners to foster a collaborative environment. Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team. Provide mentorship and support for professional development.

Required Job Qualifications: 

• Bachelors Degree and 12 years experience in Information Technology / Information Security, OR 17 years experience in IT / Information Security
• 5 years in Management and/or Leadership.
• Leadership -- Effectively leads teams & people
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Strategic thinking and ability to execute on strategy
• Ethical standards and an ability to make critical decisions in a high stress, time sensitive environment, with ambiguous or incomplete information
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Customer focus and the ability to manage customer expectations
• Oral & written communication skills
• Experience using technology and analytical tools to assess risk, identify vulnerabilities, and drive investigative and risk management decisions
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing cyber security teams and projects.
• Experience developing effective awareness campaigns, training, and executive-level briefings
• Significant experience in data analysis, project management, and technology implementation.
• Understanding of operating systems, log analysis and forensic tools; experience working with security tool administration
• Experience working with large data management technologies such as Hadoop and visualization technologies
• Expertise in analyzing large data sets and generating actionable insights. Proven ability in developing and implementing cyber security analytics strategies.
• Experience with SIEM & XSOAR technologies and operational processes.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies
• System and technology integration
• IT standards, procedures, policies and control frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, HiTrust, NIST)
• Ticket Tracking
• Cyber defense & investigation related technologies

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, MIS or related field.

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HCSC is committed to diversity in the workplace and to providing equal opportunity and affirmative action to employees and applicants. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.