Cybersecurity Lead

The Cybersecurity Lead sets strategy and technical direction for their area of expertise.

Role overview

The Cybersecurity Lead heads up the cybersecurity team, or a specific department within the cybersecurity team, responsible for ensuring that teams are working towards the right goals efficiently. Cybersecurity Leads oversee the delivery of services, manage relationships, and take control of any issues in their department or specialism.

Cybersecurity Leads

may also be referred to as:

Blue Team Lead Analyst

Chief Security Architect

Cloud Security Lead

CSIRT Lead

Cyber Assessment Lead

Cyber Compliance Lead

Cyber Defense Team Lead

Cyber Information Security Lead

Cybersecurity Assurance Lead

Cybersecurity Engineering Lead

Cybersecurity Governance Lead

Cybersecurity Investigations Lead

Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead

Cybersecurity Insider Threat Lead

Cybersecurity Lead

Cybersecurity Policy Lead

Cybersecurity Practice Lead

Cybersecurity Privacy Lead

Cybersecurity Program Leader

Data Risk Management Lead

Data Security Lead

DevSecOps Lead

GRC Lead

Identity Access Management Lead

Information Security Lead

Lead Application Security Engineer

Lead Cloud Security Architect

Lead Cybersecurity Research Scientist

Lead Cyber Threat Analyst

Lead Network Security Engineer

Lead Product Security Architect

Lead Product Security Engineer

Lead Reverse Engineer

Lead Security Administrator

Lead Security Analyst

Lead Security Architect

Lead Security Engineer

Lead Software Security Engineer

Product Security Incident Response Lead (PSIRT)

Product Security Lead

Security Operations Center Lead

Security Risk And Compliance Lead

Security Risk Management Lead

Software Vulnerability Research Lead

Team Lead Security Engineer Purple Team

Threat Detection Operations Lead

Threat Intel Lead

Vulnerability Assessment Lead

Career Path

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Average Salary

Based upon experience, salary for this role ranges from:

$151,700

National Average

$175,850

$200,000

* based upon those with two plus years of cybersecurity experience

Responsibilities

• Leading the cybersecurity function for the business.

• Managing Cybersecurity Specialists and ensuring their output aligns with the organization’s goals and priorities.

• Identifying new security opportunities and challenges, ensuring that the right actions are taken to avoid risks.

• Encouraging self-sustaining security practices and behaviors within delivery teams.

• Performing risk assessments for threats and incidents.

• Ensuring that regulatory and legal requirements are met.

• Establishing teams to implement new security solutions and managing budgets.

• Taking ownership and responsibility for reaching objectives and meeting goals.

• Reviewing the existing security position and stay updated on the cybersecurity industry globally to propose positive changes.

Tools & Environment

Cybersecurity Leads use a variety of tools within their role, depending on their department and the team they lead. They need to be able to use log analysis and security forensics tools, software development practices, and coding, with experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, and automated tool sets.

Certifications

Category	Organization	Certification
Manage	(ISC)2	CISSP
Manage	(ISC)2	CISSP-ISSMP
Manage	ASIS	CPP
Manage	ASIS	APP
Manage	EC-Council	E\|ISM
Manage	EC-Council	CCISO
Manage	GAQM	CISSM
Manage	GIAC	GSLC
Manage	GIAC	GSTRT
Manage	ISACA	CISM
	Organization