Associate Vice President, Cybersecurity Operations
Core
Lead strategic cybersecurity initiatives including SOC, threat intelligence, and incident response for Ares' Japan operations.
Role type
Associate Vice President, Cybersecurity Operations
Builds
Security Operations Center (SOC), RAPTIR, and Threat Intelligence programs
Domain
Financial services cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
threat hunting, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, incident response, continuous control validation, purple teaming, attack surface management, bug bounty program management, network anomaly detection, continuous control testing, KRIs/KPIs development, vulnerability management/testing, scripting, MITRE ATT&CK framework, CVSS, OSINT, EDR/XDR, proxies, anti-virus, pen testing, risk management, attack methods, SIEM signatures, network protocols, OS/web server/database/security device logs, intrusion detection methodologies
Preferred skills
offensive security methodologies, red teaming, penetration testing, Threat Intelligence Providers, TIPs, SIEM, EDR/XDR, Vulnerability Management, Attack Surface Management, Network Detection and Response, professional certifications (CISSP, CCSK, GIAC, OSCP)
Technologies
Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Securonix, SentinelOne, Carbon Black, Crowdstrike Falcon, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7, Qualys, Shodan, Randori, HackerOne, Vectra AI, Darktrace DETECT, ExtraHop Reveal
Responsibilities
Provide support to Security Operations leadership on Japan-specific language and landscape matters, Contribute to the Threat Intelligence program by sourcing and analyzing intelligence from Japanese-language platforms, Conduct proactive threat hunting in response to intelligence-driven alerts, Assist in incident response activities, particularly where Japanese language skills are essential, Support the vulnerability disclosure and/or bug bounty program, Tune and optimize and operationalize security tools, including network anomaly detection, Establish and execute continuous control testing for cybersecurity controls, Ensure timely and process-driven delivery of all assigned projects, Adhere to and help develop KRIs and KPIs, Run and support vulnerability management/testing, and fully understand the Ares environment, Participate in purple team exercises to validate and enhance security tools and response processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
