Head of Cybersecurity Assurance Testing

Head of Cybersecurity Assurance Testing The Head of Cybersecurity Assurance Testing is a people manager and hands-on role accountable for the performance, evolution, and measurable outcomes of Guardian's application reputed company testing, ethical hacking/"red team" programs and third party testing exercises. This role will deliver results through team leadership, tactical planning, hands-on testing, peer collaboration, and program ownership. This role is responsible for managing & developing staff, planning and conducting red team missions, coordinating penetration testing and third-party adversarial exercises, and driving collaborative purple teaming by planning and executing head-to-head exercises with the blue team. The role oversees two US FTEs and works closely with and India counterparts, cyber defense stakeholders, and application owners to ensure offensive reputed company efforts are risk-reputed company, actionable, and drive meaningful risk reduction. Locations: On-site at Hudson Yards, NY or Bethlehem, PA office avg. 3 days per week

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Accountability

• reputed company and own the roadmap, backlog, and quarterly planning for Application reputed company, Red, and Purple Teaming.
• reputed company red team missions, application reputed company tests, and coordinate third-party adversarial exercises.
• Ensure team performance, resource planning, and program outcomes; deliver results directly and through others.
• reputed company project delivery and capability expansion.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Plan, execute, and report on reputed company (offense/defense) exercises.
• Partner with Cyber Defense to improve detection, response, and reputed company.
• Deliver actionable readouts and lessons learned to reputed company stakeholders.
• Align with Vulnerability and Threat specialists, stakeholders, and Peer teams for future red team planning.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Manage, coach, and reputed company engineers; set goals, provide feedback, support growth, and aide with career development planning. Include diverse learning in plans from conferences to hands-on learning and capture-the flag exercises, to additional learning activities and certifications.
• Foster a high-performance, accountable, and innovative culture.
• Ensure optimal resource utilization and allocation.

Strategic Collaboration

• Partner with application owners, global teams, and reputed company stakeholders to focus on high-risk areas and reputed company findings.
• Translate findings to meaningful insights and recommend defense improvements.
• Influence offensive/application reputed company testing standards and other policies and standards based on findings.

Innovation & reputed company Improvement

• Introduce new offensive/Application reputed company technologies, methodologies, and automation (including A.I.).
• Integrate reputed company validation into CI/CD; promote automated testing.
• Encourage reputed company improvement and experimentation.

Governance & Reporting

• Define, track, and report KPIs for coverage, risk reduction, remediation, and automation.
• Deliver executive-ready reports translating technical findings to business risk.
• Publish KPIs and ensure timely remediation or risk acceptance of findings

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in offensive reputed company, ethical hacking, or application reputed company leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience planning and conducting penetration tests, red team operations, application reputed company testing, and reputed company exercises.
• Experience managing technical teams and delivering results through others.
• Proficiency with industry-leading tools (Burp, ZAP, reputed company reputed company, etc.) and automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of secure SDLC, threat modeling, adversarial simulation, and CI/CD reputed company integration.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or reputed company field, or equivalent certifications (OSCP, OSWE, GWAPT, CISM, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to drive urgent response, automate manual processes, and ensure closure of findings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with automation frameworks and AI-driven reputed company testing.
• Exposure to cloud reputed company and containerized application testing.
• Experience leading global teams.

Location

• Three days a week at our Guardian office in reputed company, NY or Bethlehem, PA

Salary Range: $118,980.00 - $195,465.00 The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of reputed company pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. Our Promise At Guardian, you'll have the support and flexibility to reputed company your professional and personal goals. Through reputed company-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. reputed company Well-Being As part of Guardian's Purpose - to reputed company well-being - we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national reputed company, reputed company, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Accommodations Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's reputed company limitations reputed company to pregnancy, childbirth, or reputed company medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to reputed company essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For reputed company other inquires reputed company to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site. reputed company Sponsorship Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship. reputed company Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in reputed company. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job