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Associate Director, Cyber Defense
The Ohio State University, Main Campus. Provide strategic vision, governance, and maturation of the medical center's defensive security capabilities .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading cybersecurity operations, including strategic vision for defensive security capabilities, incident response, and vulnerability management across diverse environments. Proven ability to mentor technical teams and optimize vendor performance while ensuring compliance with information security and privacy control requirements.
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Cybersecurity Operations LeadershipVulnerability Management ProgramIncident Response Function ScalingThreat Intelligence ArchitecturePersonnel Management
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Hard Skills
CybersecurityVulnerability ManagementIncident ResponseThreat IntelligenceInformation SecurityPrivacy Control RequirementsTechnical Team LeadershipGovernanceRunbook MaintenanceControls Validation
Soft Skills
MentoringTeam Culture DevelopmentCollaborationEngagement
Tools & Technologies
Managed Security Operations CenterIoTMedical IoTCross-Functional Teams
Industry Keywords
Cybersecurity OperationsGovernanceStrategic AlignmentThird-Party ManagementMatrixed Environment
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber SecurityIoT
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic vision, governance, and maturation of the medical center's defensive security capabilities
- Govern the partner-led Managed Security Operations Center (mSOC)
- Direct the enterprise Vulnerability Management program across IT, IoT, and medical IoT/mIoT devices
- Architect a Threat Intelligence capability
- Scale the Incident Response (IR) function
- Establish strategic alignment and collaboration between OSUWMC departments, OSU OTDI, and external security vendors
- Maintain runbooks and optimize vendor performance against SLAs
- Lead measurable iterative controls validation of Information Security and Privacy Control Requirements (ISPCR)
- Provide executive and operational oversight across cybersecurity defense functions
- Lead, mentor, and grow technical cybersecurity teams
- Drive staff engagement, technical growth, and a high-trust team culture
- Steer third-party partners and cross-functional technical teams in a highly matrixed environment
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 7 years of progressive leadership experience in cybersecurity operations or engineering
- Personnel management or supervisory experience leading technical teams
- Final candidates must successfully complete a background check
- A drug screen or physical may be required during the post-offer process
Benefits
Comp & perks- 40 scheduled hours per week
- Regular position
- Hybrid work arrangement