Principal Technical Program Manager, Cyber Defense

Salary: $168,750 - 281,250 per year Requirements:

• We require 10+ years of experience in technical program management, security operations, or engineering program management, with the ability to operate strategically and tactically in complex cross-functional environments.
• We need experience working in or alongside Detection & Response, SOC, or Reliability/SRE teams, with enough technical depth to engage credibly with detection engineers, incident responders, and threat intelligence analysts.
• We look for a proven record of building operating systems, including cadences, metrics frameworks, feedback loops, and governance structures that drive measurable organizational improvement.
• We need demonstrated experience owning and running post-incident or post-mortem review programs focused on systemic learning, action tracking, and lasting improvement.
• We require a bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• We need familiarity with Cyber Defense, SOC, Detection Engineering, SIRT, and Threat Intelligence operating concepts.
• We require knowledge of incident response and post-incident review frameworks, including blameless review practices, systemic learning, remediation tracking, and action closure management.
• We expect experience with operational metrics design and governance, including detection effectiveness, coverage, response quality, response speed, and learning throughput.
• We need cross-functional program management skills, including milestone planning, dependency management, risk escalation, stakeholder alignment, and executive decision support.
• We require understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and detection operations concepts sufficient to partner effectively with technical security teams.
• Preferred experience includes Cyber Defense, SOC, or Detection Engineering program management.
• Prior Chief of Staff or leadership-adjacent experience in a technical organization is a plus.
• Experience building knowledge management or organizational learning systems is preferred.
• Financial services, fintech, or similarly regulated enterprise experience is desirable.
• PMP, CISSP, or equivalent program/security management credentials are preferred.

• We will serve as a key leader and strategic partner to the Head of Cyber Defense, strengthening operational rigor, learning velocity, and executive effectiveness.
• We will build and own our Cyber Defense closed-loop learning system, connecting incidents, near-misses, detections, and exercises into a continuous improvement engine.
• We will own the post-incident review framework and cadence, ensuring blameless, high-quality reviews and tracking remediation actions through closure.
• We will define, implement, and evolve Cyber Defense operational metrics so they inform leadership decisions, not just reporting.
• We will run the Detection Council as a structured decision-making forum, managing agendas, materials, follow-through, gap prioritization, and cross-team alignment.
• We will lead critical cross-functional Cyber Defense initiatives end to end, managing milestones, risks, dependencies, blockers, and escalations.
• We will deliver clear executive communications on Cyber Defense health, translating posture, incident trends, program progress, and decision points into concise narratives.
• We will build and maintain the Cyber Defense wins and maturity story by capturing improvements driven by learning and tracking progress over time.
• We will improve leadership operating rhythm and meeting discipline by driving clear agendas, documented decisions, and accountable follow-ups across leadership forums.

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We are TransUnion, partnering through hackajob to find an exceptional professional for our Cyber Defense organization. Our team helps protect the enterprise by strengthening detection, incident response, threat intelligence, and security operations across the business. This is a hybrid role based at one of our assigned office locations, with in-person work required at least two days per week. We offer a broad benefits package that supports health, protection, family, future, personal growth, and wellness, including day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, retirement savings support, tuition reimbursement, flexible time off, volunteer time off, and 24/7 wellbeing resources. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and fair consideration for all qualified applicants, and the role carries a U.S. base salary range of $168,750 to $281,250 annually, with possible bonus and incentive eligibility depending on the position.

last updated 42 week of 2026