Director - Tech Consulting - Cybersecurity Ernst & Young AE

Oversee delivery of cyber threat monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response engagements for a diverse range of clients.

Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Next-Gen SOCs, including people, process, and technology components.

Act as subject matter resource and advocate for specific client security technologies.Advise clients on 24x7 monitoring strategies, incident escalation workflows, incident playbooks and SOC operational design.

Lead major security incident response efforts and cyber crisis simulation exercises, acting as the strategic advisor to client leadership.

Drive the development of detection content, use cases, alert logic, and detection engineering strategies for SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR and threat intelligence platforms.

Conduct SOC maturity assessments, gap analysis, and develop transformation roadmaps aligned with NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and regional regulations.

Integrate threat intelligence platforms, contextual enrichment, and TTP-based detection methods into client environments.

Manage client relationships, project delivery, resource plans, budgets and quality.

Present high-quality technical findings and executive-level reports, articulate technical findings, and deliver actionable recommendations to both technical teams and executive stakeholders.

Manage multiple engagements, ensuring timely delivery, quality assurance, and adherence to industry best practices.

Mentor and grow a high-performing cybersecurity team, and support capability building across the practice.

Contribute to business development, proposals, and strategic growth initiatives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong technical knowledge of modern SOC technologies, including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and NDR solutions.
• In-depth understanding of the threat intelligence lifecycle, attacker TTPs, and emerging threats such as APT, ransomware and insider threats.
• Hands-on knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST and incident handling best practices.
• Experience designing detection strategies, use cases, KPIs, and SOC operating models.
• Ability to communicate technical/complex cyber risks and threats effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management.
• Proven experience managing large-scale SOC transformation or threat detection programs across diverse client environments.
• Collaborating with other members of the engagement team to develop the engagement plan, timelines, risk assessments and other documents/templates.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex technical results and present insights to business stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, engagement management, and team leadership experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills