Director, Cyber Defense Engineering

@ NVIDIA

About NVIDIA and the Role

NVIDIA is harnessing the power of AI to shape the next era of computing. As the Director, Cyber Defense Engineering, you will lead security engineering initiatives to secure products, services, and platforms in a diverse and innovative environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead development and deployment of an AI-enhanced SOC with autonomous detection, response, and remediation capabilities.
• Define SOC engineering architecture integrating AI copilots, SOAR workflows, and agent-based detection.
• Supervise lifecycle of SOC toolsets (SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR, cloud-native security services, TIP) for optimal integration.
• Lead detection engineering program to develop high-fidelity detection logic aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
• Build a threat engineering function for adversary simulation and stress-testing detection pipelines.
• Facilitate automation pipelines to reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR).
• Integrate analytics for anomaly detection, incident triage, and contextual enrichment.
• Build and mentor a cross-functional team including detection, threat, automation, and tool engineers.
• Collaborate with SOC Operations, Threat Intelligence, and Cloud Security teams to cover top threats.

What We Need To See

• MS or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent experience) in CS, EE, or related field.
• 15+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 6+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record in SOC, detection engineering, or security tool management.
• Experience in building or running an SOC environment incorporating AI/ML.
• Strong understanding of SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and cloud-based security solutions such as AWS GuardDuty, GCP SCC, Azure Sentinel.
• Hands-on expertise with detection logic, rule tuning, and correlation pipelines.
• Familiarity with adversary simulation, MITRE ATT&CK, and MITRE D3FEND.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (Python, PowerShell, Terraform, etc.).
• Understanding of agent-based AI models in cybersecurity.
• Ability to build, mentor, and lead highly technical teams across multiple functions.

Ways To Stand Out

Experience with GPU architectures, application development (C, C++, Java, Python) and involvement in new AI, automation, and threat detection initiatives at enterprise scale will set you apart.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range: 216,000 USD - 345,000 USD, along with equity and benefits. Applications accepted until October 11, 2025.

Diversity and Inclusion

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.

Key skills/competency

Security Engineering, SOC, AI, Automation, Detection, Threat Simulation, MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM, Cloud Security, Scripting