Head of Cyber Defense, Mitiga

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in cloud incident response, threat hunting, or security operations
• Deep cloud and SaaS expertise: AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce, GitHub, Okta, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace
• Strong command of attacker TTPs (MITRE ATT&CK for Cloud/SaaS), forensic analysis, and log-based investigation methodology
• Experience designing detection logic, hunting playbooks, or automation workflows — not only executing them
• Proven track record of direct, high-quality customer engagement with both technical practitioners and C-suite stakeholders
• Experience managing and mentoring a team; ability to build operational process and culture from an early foundation
• Conference presentations, published research, or media coverage in cloud/AI/SaaS security

Desirable

• This is a senior player-coach role - combining deep technical expertise in cloud, SaaS and AI security with a strong customer-facing presence
• You'll lead Mitiga's managed CDR service, drive intelligence-led threat hunting, and conduct forensic investigations across cloud, SaaS, AI and identity environments
• Sitting within Engineering, you'll work closely with R&D and Product to drive automation and AI adoption, building detection and response capabilities that scale beyond manual operations
• US-based leadership is intentional: Mitiga's enterprise customers require direct engagement, rapid escalation, and executive-level communication in their time zones
• Managed CDR- Monitor, triage, and respond to detections across cloud, SaaS, AI and identity; own customer-facing communication during active events within defined SLAs; maintain 24/7 team readiness
• Threat Hunting & Research- Design and lead intelligence-driven proactive hunting campaigns (MITRE ATT&CK, CISA, vendor intel); translate findings into platform-native automated detections; contribute published research and threat reports
• Incident Response- Personally lead S1/S2 forensic investigations end-to-end: scoping, evidence collection, analysis using Mitiga's Helios AI platform, attribution, and executive-quality reporting
• Customer & Commercial Engagement- Serve as the primary technical authority for enterprise customers; support sales cycles, QBRs, and EBRs; surface field-observed detection gaps to Engineering with context and accountability
• Automation & AI- Identify toil across CDR, hunting, and IR workflows; partner with Engineering to systematically automate; champion agentic SOC tooling and LLM-assisted triage
• Team & Thought Leadership- Hire, develop, and retain a global team of 5 analysts, responders, and hunters; represent Mitiga at industry events; author blog posts and threat intelligence content grounded in real operational depth