Director, Digital Forensics and Incident Response- Innovation and Automation

Job Classification:

Technology - Information Security

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology & Operations team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role   

As the Director responsible for the Cyber Defense and Response organization’s innovation efforts you will study and assess workflows, recommend opportunities to build scale and efficiency, develop requirements, and enhance capabilities in close collaboration with colleagues responsible for security operations, threat hunting, incident response, insider risk, threat intelligence, and detection engineering. 

 

You will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with Agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.  

  

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day  

• You will consistently refine your understanding of workflows, processes, engineering, and analytical methodology utilized across all Cyber Defense and Response teams, will generate requirements, and drive enhancements to optimize our efforts. 

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in digital Forensics, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Ability to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas.
• Strong problem solving, communication and collaboration skills
• Applied management and leadership skills
• Experience in enterprise class cyber defense and response. 
• Deep subject matter expertise in multiple domains across digital forensics and incident response, security orchestration and automation, threat analysis, and intelligence.
• Expert understanding of automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence capabilities. 
• Strong problem solving, communication and collaboration skills. 

Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following:  

• Implementation and customization of Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), Generative AI, and Agentic AI platforms. 

• Experience with common enterprise security platforms including SIEM and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) systems. 

• Proficient in working cross-functionally with developers, QA, and operations teams. 

• Advanced proficiency in Agile ways of working. 

 

   

Preferred qualifications:  

• Master’s degree or equivalent certifications in Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline. 

• GCFA, GCFR, GEIR, GNFA, GREM,