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Director of Cyber Risk Defense - TDO

Primary Location Pleasanton, California Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $220800 - $285670 / year
Job Number 1400100 Date posted 01/09/2026
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Looking for the future of health care cyber security? You’ll find it at the Kaiser Permanente Cyber Risk Defense Center (CRDC). We provide around-the-clock monitoring, intelligence, and incident response that help identify potential threats, assess the risk, and continually evolve our detection and response capabilities. Our goal is simple – to keep Kaiser Permanente’s operations running while protecting the information of our members, care teams, brokers, and employees. Our security teams provide continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, and incident response to identify potential threats, assess the risk, and continually evolve detection and response capabilities. We work closely with organizations and business partners throughout Kaiser Permanente, as well as external vendors and alliance business partners, to drive security innovation that enables health care delivery for the next generation.
Members of the Kaiser Permanente Cyber team work closely with engineers, developers, and leadership to operate and improve our cyber capabilities. We highly value collaboration and work to deliver cyber security best practices, operational capabilities, all in a cross functional, agile environment. Join us for the opportunity to define what cyber security looks like in digital health and make an impact along the way.

  • Job Type:Standard
  • Job Level:Director/Senior Director
  • Travel:Yes, 10 % of the Time

Success Profile

These are the traits of the most successful members of our cyber team.

  • Versatile
  • Detail-oriented
  • Proactive
  • Positive
  • Diplomatic
  • Skilled Communicator

Benefits

Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive in and beyond work.

Our Culture

The Kaiser Permanente Cyber experience is people-centric. Our cyber team secures and defends a digital ecosystem that delivers care to more than 12 million members and their families. We keep our operations running while protecting the information of our members, care teams, brokers, and employees. Cyber team members are agile, have a sharp attention to detail, and apply creative, out-of-the-box thinking.

Hear From Our People

Cecily

Cecily

Senior Analyst,

Threat Detection Operations

I am proud to have served my country and working at Kaiser Permanente allows me to feel like I am continuing a commitment to service. It feels great to work for a company that values my military experience and to be able to work with many other veterans.

Nabeel

Nabeel

Senior Analyst,

Threat Detection Operations

As a cyber security professional, working for one of America’s most innovative and integrated health care providers, my team is the first line of defense against an ever-changing threat landscape. Using a multitude of sources for threat intelligence and counter measures, we protect our members’ information. Being a part of a cohesive and collaborative team is the best part of my job.

Clinton

Clinton

Director, Threat Detection Operations

My team gets the unique opportunity to learn and use a variety of best-in-class security tools. We use endpoint detection, data loss prevention, automation and orchestration, advanced analytics, and many other cutting-edge tools, giving our team members the experiences they need to defend against emerging threats.

Mark

Mark

Sr. Director IT Business Operations

Our mission to protect and enable Kaiser Permanente's ability to operate and deliver patient care makes me proud of the work we do. We work with some of the most talented individuals in the industry and our programs are cutting edge. Whether you’re just starting out, or you’re a seasoned professional, KP has a place for you to put your skills to the test and learn with best.

Alex

Alex

Principal, Security Analytics

Working at Kaiser Permanente has taken my career and my personal life to a new level. I’m able to collaborate with engaged and knowledgeable professionals across the country. Best of all, I have the flexibility to work from home and telecommute. Cyber security at Kaiser is top notch! We have cutting edge analytics, great tools and a fantastic team. At Kaiser Permanente, I have a chance to contribute to multiple areas in cyber and have a large impact. We are constantly improving our detections, policy, and process.

Steve

Steve

Executive Director and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Every day, our security professionals are making an impact by protecting Kaiser Permanente from cyber threats. We operate across multiple disciplines including threat detection, cyber threat intelligence, emergency response, vulnerability management, and many more, giving cyber professionals from all walks of life a home for their skills and passion.

Director of Cyber Risk Defense - TDO

Primary Location Pleasanton, California Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $220800 - $285670 / year
Job Number 1400100 Date Posted 01/09/2026
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Description:
Job Summary:

This managing level position is primarily accountable for proactively monitoring and responding to emerging threats to the KP network. This includes overall direction for the incident handling process (containment, protection, and remediation) and strategic oversight of the development and deployment of response plans.   This position will direct the resolution for high impact, critical cyber security incidents, information fusion procedures, Use Case planning and development, quality assurance validation, and investigations. This position will also effectively communicate investigative findings to non-technical audiences and be responsible for partnerships with key stakeholders (CRDC Policy Engineers, Remediation teams, management stakeholders).

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Directs the operation of multiple units and/or departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; gaining cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; and ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies.
  • Demonstrates continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating teams; preparing individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business objectives and results.
  • Takes accountability for the proactive monitoring and/or response to known or emerging threats against the KP network.
  • Effectively communicates investigative findings to non-technical audiences.
  • Ensures closed loop processes on security efforts by providing feedback to the Cyber Risk Defense Center (CRDC) leads and/or leadership.
  • Directs information fusion procedures across operations and engineering, including activities such as Use Case planning/development, Use Case quality assurance validation, and response procedure documentation.
  • Overseeing and ensuring partnerships between stage teams and upper management to drive the identification and resolution of issues, improvement areas, or security/architectural gaps.
  • Establishes a network of partnerships with the CRDC Policy Engineers and Remediation teams to ensure identified issues are contained and to set the direction for improving security posture.
  • Oversees follow-up remediation design and review efforts.
  • Ensures security events across cyber security domains are investigated and triaged as appropriate.
  • Directs the response and resolution of high impact or critical cyber security incidents.
  • Sets the strategic direction for the development and deployment of incident response plans.
  • Provides overall direction for incident handling processes, including containment, protection, and remediation activities.
Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum four (4) years supervisory experience.
  • Minimum four (4) years managing operating budgets and/or project financials.
  • Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Social Science, Mathematics, or related field and Minimum eight (8) years experience in IT or a related field, including Minimum four (4) years in information security or network engineering. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Four (4) years experience in cyber security vulnerability, threat response, or investigation.
  • Four (4) years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above)
  • Two (2) years experience overseeing projects or programs requiring the integration of cross-functional technology and/or business solutions.
  • Four (4) years experience in IT incident management, including the development and/or deployment of remediation plans.
Primary Location: California,Pleasanton,Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building A
Additional Locations:
  • Honolulu
  • Portland
  • Pasadena
  • Washington
  • Greenwood Village
  • Atlanta
  • Hyattsville
  • Renton
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Director/Senior Director Department: KPIT ADMIN - TRO CRDC - 9601 Pay Range: $220800 - $285670 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
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