Defenders Team Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and offer hands-on technical guidance for the Defenders team's cybersecurity operations and service delivery.

• Supervise and engage in threat hunting, threat intelligence, and compromise assessments.

• Direct digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) activities, including intricate investigations and response measures.

• Aid in the delivery and ongoing enhancement of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services.

• Lead and conduct cybersecurity tabletop exercises (TTXs).

• Execute and oversee comprehensive organizational threat modeling research.

• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cybersecurity professionals.

• Utilize cutting-edge AI models and locally deployed AI technologies to improve cybersecurity investigations, analysis, and service delivery.

• Identify chances to implement AI-driven automation across threat hunting, threat intelligence, incident response, and MDR workflows.

• Assess and adopt practical AI-assisted strategies to enhance operational efficiency and technical capabilities.

• Guide the ethical integration of AI technologies into cybersecurity processes.

• Manage and mentor technically proficient cybersecurity professionals.

• Balance team leadership roles with active involvement in technical tasks.

• Collaborate with VerSprite leadership and technical teams to enhance security service capabilities.

• Support the formulation of effective workflows, technical methodologies, and consistent service delivery practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive hands-on technical experience in cybersecurity operations, security engineering, incident response, or closely related fields.

• Proven technical expertise in threat hunting, threat intelligence, compromise assessments, DFIR, or MDR services.

• Experience utilizing advanced AI models or locally deployed AI technologies in technical or security-related workflows.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, investigative methodologies, and defensive security practices.

• Capability to lead and mentor technical cybersecurity teams while remaining actively engaged in complex technical tasks.

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.

• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.

• Flexibility to work hours aligned with U.S. business requirements.

• Professional proficiency in English.

• Experience in conducting or leading cybersecurity tabletop exercises (TTXs) is preferred.

• Familiarity with organizational-level threat modeling and advanced threat research is preferred.

• Experience in integrating AI-powered automation into cybersecurity operations is preferred.

• Background in managing cybersecurity service delivery in a consulting or managed security services context is preferred.

• Knowledge of modern security monitoring, investigation, and incident response tools is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time and contracting opportunities are available through VerTALENTS.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI models and locally deployed AI technologies.

• Technical mentorship and leadership opportunities.