Overview

In this role you will lead the Cyber Security Defence Center to strengthen cyber resilience, reduce business risk, and protect critical information. You will drive security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. You will ensure compliance with NIS2 and continuously improve detection and response capabilities. This position offers strategic influence across security operations and a chance to shape the organization’s cyber defense program.

Retribuzione / Benefits

- competitive welfare and benefits package
- global onboarding process
- bespoke training and development programs
- on-call duty (availability)
- competitive base salary with potential above minimum
- actual details shared later during process

Responsabilità

- Define and execute the CSDC strategy, roadmap, and performance objectives
- Lead security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and cyber defence operations
- Manage cybersecurity incidents end-to-end with containment, recovery, and post-incident improvements
- Coordinate major cyber incidents and crisis communications with stakeholders
- Enhance detection capabilities through threat intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability management, automation




- Act as CSIRT representative ensuring NIS2 compliance and coordinating reporting
- Lead and develop internal teams and external service providers for operational excellence
- Establish KPIs, reporting, and governance to measure CSDC performance, maturity, risks, and threats

Requisiti fondamentali

- Bachelor in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or Computer Science
- Extensive experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, Threat Detection, or Cyber Defence
- Strong knowledge of SOC operations, SIEM platforms, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, IR methodologies, and network security
- Proven experience managing complex cybersecurity incidents and coordinating crisis response
- Solid understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulations including NIS2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK;
- Experience leading cybersecurity teams and managing external security service providers
- Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision‑making in high‑pressure environments
- Fluency in Italian and English, with availability for on-call duty

- leadership
- communication
- stakeholder_management
- SOC operations
- SIEM
- EDR/XDR

📌 Cyber Security Defence Center Manager (Varese)
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