Purple Team Manager (Defense Improvement Analysis)
Core
Lead Defense Improvement Analysis by deconstructing adversary simulation activities to identify control gaps and engineer solutions for threat detection and response.
Role type
Manager, Cyber Technical (Offensive Security Purple Team)
Builds
Durable defense strategies and actionable recommendations for technical and executive audiences
Domain
Cybersecurity / Offensive Security / Threat Detection
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Threat hunting, Detection engineering, EDR telemetry analysis, Bypass techniques analysis, Log analysis, Incident response, Forensics, Scripting, Compiled languages, Adversary TTP translation
Preferred skills
Offensive security operations, Databricks, Spark, Security analytics
Technologies
Databricks, Spark
Responsibilities
Deconstruct adversary simulation activities to identify control gaps; Perform advanced analysis of log events using big data tools; Serve as technical bridge between offensive and defensive stakeholders; Research emerging threat behaviors and automate post-exploitation analysis; Build and maintain technical infrastructure and lab environments
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with strategic collaboration