Director of Capabilities Advancement Engineering & Effectiveness

The Counter Threat Engineering Team under the Global Cybersecurity Services organization is seeking to find a high-energy, motivated individual to lead our Capabilities Advancement & Effectiveness (CAE) function. In this role, you will spearhead a new team dedicated to combining security engineering, process and analysis knowledge to measure and quantify security defenses and help drive change through a data driven approach.

The right leader will bring a mix of strong security, analytical, engineering and leadership credentials. This position reports directly to the Head of Counter Threat Engineering.

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

• Oversee the curation, maturation and automation of metrics across the Counter Threat Engineering team and Global Cybersecurity Services organizations
• Work across the security and IT organization to establish and own a systematic view of our defensive capabilities from an operations and engineering perspective.
• Analyze new and existing data sources; liaise with the operations teams to enhance our visibility, detections and processes with an eye towards sustainable automation
• Leverage the above to identify gaps, mis configurations, improvement opportunities and duplication of tools to work with stakeholders to recommend and implement enhancements
• Use a kanban methodology to deliver on concurrent projects covering multiple security technologies and value streams.
• Help drive the ongoing transformation of managing the toolset using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code into a GitOps model.
• Foster a DevOps oriented culture of collaboration

• 10+ Years experience working in security operations, incident response, intel analysis or security engineering and related fields
• Experience developing, owning and driving change with a data driven approach
• Experience with modern log aggregation and analysis tools such as Splunk, Logscale, etc
• Experience in data driven process improvement
• Experience of working in and managing a global enterprise-wide diverse team of information security professionals.
• Experience using kanban or similar agile methodologies to manage team workloads and projects
• Experience with version control software such as Git
• Understanding of capabilities analysis frameworks such as RaceTrack
• Understanding of GitOps, IaaC and CaaC concepts

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of industry experience.

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $132,000 to $200,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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