Senior Director of Cyber Defense

Lehi · USD 221,100-367,000 / year · 10-15 years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 7, 2026

At a glance

The Senior Director of Cyber Defense is responsible for Entrata’s information security defenses, cyber defense strategy, and incident response program.
This role leads the capabilities required to detect, investigate, contain, and recover from security events across Entrata’s technology environment.
The Senior Director partners with leaders across Security, Technology, Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, Compliance, Legal, and Communications to strengthen Entrata’s security posture and operational resilience.

Define and execute Entrata’s cyber defense strategy and multi-year operational roadmap aligned with enterprise risk.
Serve as Incident Commander for significant security incidents—coordinating technical response, triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and business decisions.
Lead detection, alerting, and investigation across the technology stack.
Create and maintain incident response playbooks, runbooks, severity levels, decision rights, regional time-zone handoffs, and escalation paths.
Serve as the frontline executive interface for enterprise clients during active incidents, delivering transparent technical briefings, root-cause analyses (RCAs), and post-incident remediation updates.
Partner with Legal, Privacy, Communications, and Customer Success on crisis messaging.
Establish and present strategic cyber metrics, threat assessments, and operational maturity benchmarks to executive leadership, audit committees, and board stakeholders.
Drive continuous maturity across threat detection and response to align with enterprise compliance frameworks, regulatory standards, and third-party audit requirements while making timely, risk-based decisions in high-stress environments.
Proactively leverage approved GenAI tools to automate routine tasks while serving as the "Human-in-the-Loop" to audit outputs, maintain prompt competency, and enforce strict data governance and PII protection protocols.

10–15 years of progressive, relevant experience in cybersecurity, security operations (SOC), incident response, or cyber defense.
Proven track record leading enterprise security operations, incident response, or cyber defense programs.
Expert-level incident command and incident response skills in high-stakes environments.
Demonstrated experience in direct, customer-facing executive engagement and client briefings during high-severity incidents.
Demonstrated background building or maturing SOC/IR organizations within enterprise environments subject to rigorous audit, compliance, and governance controls.
Deep, comprehensive understanding of information security principles, threat vectors, controls, technologies, and operating models.
Exceptional executive-level communication, crisis management, workload prioritization, and decision-making capabilities under pressure.

Flexible and transparent culture with remote and hybrid work options, generous vacation time, and frequent company recharge days
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, including fertility benefits
HSA/FSA options and employer-paid disability benefits
Access to 401(k) or similar retirement plans with employer matching
Wellness initiatives promoting physical and mental well-being, access to an onsite gym at HQ, gym memberships, mental health resources, wellness challenges, and employee assistance programs
Entrata Cares programs offering opportunities for volunteerism, charity events, and giving back to our community
Exclusive Previ cell phone plan and discounts on services or local business partnerships
Bi-annual swag drops for employees