✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Director, Cyber Defense & Response - Data Security

at Prudential Financial

📍 Newark, NJ, USA Unknown 💰 $158K – $238K USD / year Posted March 14, 2026
Salary $158K – $238K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

Join Prudential as a Director of Data Security to lead enterprise cybersecurity initiatives, focusing on data protection, incident response, and threat mitigation across cloud and on-premises environments.

  • Lead data security operations
  • Oversee incident response
  • Develop security policies
  • Manage data governance
  • Enhance threat detection

This role involves managing data security programs, overseeing incident response, implementing security controls, and ensuring compliance within a financial services context, emphasizing cloud and enterprise security tools.

The ideal candidate is a senior cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in data security, incident response, and cyber defense strategies. They should possess leadership skills and a strategic mindset to oversee enterprise data security programs.

Data Security ProgramIncident ResponseSecurity MonitoringData GovernanceRisk Management
Cloud SecurityData Loss PreventionSecurity MetricsThreat IntelligenceRegulatory Compliance
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Data Loss Prevention (DLP) toolsEncryption tools
data securitycyber defenseincident responsesecurity monitoringdata governancecloud securityencryptionaccess controlsDLPrisk management
Data SecurityCyber DefenseIncident ResponseSecurity MonitoringData GovernanceCloud SecurityEncryptionAccess ControlsDLPRisk Management
LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCommunicationTeam ManagementProblem-solvingCollaboration

Preferred

CISSPCISACISM
Industry Financial Services
Job Function Enterprise data security and cyber defense leadership
Role Subtype Cybersecurity Lead
Tech Domains Cybersecurity, Security Information and Event Management, Data Loss Prevention, Encryption
data securitycyber defenseincident responsesecurity monitoringdata governancecloud securityencryptionaccess controlsDLPrisk managementcybersecuritysecurity programthreat detectionsecurity metricssecurity incidentsecurity operationssecurity policiessecurity toolssecurity team

No experience with data security programs, Lack of incident response expertise, No leadership experience in cybersecurity, Unfamiliar with security monitoring tools, No knowledge of data governance

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