AVP, Cyber Operations Leader

Deloitte France; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 163,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte's Cyber Foundry unit is seeking an Associate Vice President to lead engineering managed services across cyber operations. You will guide senior teams, manage a portfolio of engagements, and shape strategy with client CISOs and CIOs to enhance security postures and risk management.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivery excellence within a fast-paced environment. Travel up to 50% may be required and sponsorship may be available.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Security Operations Center (SOC), Managed Security Services, or Cyber Operations, including 5+ years of people-leadership experience across engagements
• 5+ years of experience with security technologies, including threat and vulnerability management, SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, proxies, WAF, EDR/XDR, antivirus, sandboxing, network- and host-based firewalls, threat intel, and penetration testing
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, information security, mathematics, decision sciences, risk management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of cyber operations and managed security services engagements, including delivery, financial forecasting, margin management, resource planning, service-level agreement performance, and engagement governance
• Serve as the senior escalation point and trusted advisor to client CISOs, CIOs, and other executives for security incidents, strategic risk decisions, executive briefings, and post-incident reviews
• Set operational and technical strategy across security operations and incident response, endpoint security, application security, threat and vulnerability management, identity and access management, and network security
• Lead, coach, and develop Managers, technical leads, and analysts across engagements and geographies; oversee engagement onboarding, transitions, reporting, and escalation management
• Drive Cyber Foundry practice growth through sales pursuits, RFP responses, client solution presentations, vendor relationships, and adoption of cybersecurity methodologies, architectures, and technologies

Skills

People leadership

Strategic leadership

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Project management

Deadline driven

Relationship building

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

DLP

proxies

WAF

EDR/XDR

antivirus

firewalls

threat intelligence

penetration testing

Job description

Deloitte's Cyber Foundry unit is seeking an Associate Vice President to lead engineering managed services across cyber operations. You will guide senior teams, manage a portfolio of engagements, and shape strategy with client CISOs and CIOs to enhance security postures and risk management.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivery excellence within a fast-paced environment. Travel up to 50% may be required and sponsorship may be available.