Director Cybersecurity - AI/ML/Automation (Cyber Threat Analytics)

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

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This Director will be responsible for leading the technical management, creation, and delivery of Cyber Threat Analytical platforms and programs.  This position will be part of a team of developers and engineers supporting multiple applications leveraging an agile environment while serving as an SME related to our cybersecurity logging and monitoring environments within AT&T.  The candidate will also lead day-to-day tasks leveraging JIRA, automated metrics, reports, and providing program updates directly to senior leadership.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Set and drive the AI/ML + Automation strategy and multi-quarter roadmap for Cyber Threat Analytics, aligning outcomes to a centralized logging & monitoring environment, autonomous monitoring, and rapid response objectives.
• Own delivery of advanced threat analytics capabilities by developing and operationalizing AI/ML approaches that improve detection of sophisticated threats and measurably reduce analyst burden (through automation and higher-fidelity analytics).
• Lead production-grade ML/DL pipeline deployment for prioritized threat use-cases (e.g., botnet detection, IPv6 scan detection, and malicious activity in encrypted traffic), ensuring repeatable model training, daily/continuous execution at scale, and sustained detection performance.
• Direct automation and orchestration programs that turn detections into action—driving complex automations and orchestrations for threat detection and rapid response, including playbook-centric execution and operational workflow integration.
• Operationalize AI-enabled investigation/assistant capabilities to accelerate triage and investigation, leveraging agent/assistant patterns that can plan and execute multi-step investigative tasks and return validated outputs quickly.
• Drive platform-native AI/ML analytics enablement in Cortex XSIAM (e.g., notebook-based analysis and anomaly identification feedback loops), ensuring the team can analyze, visualize, and productionize insights back into operations.
• Partner across the telemetry pipeline ecosystem (e.g., ingestion, normalization, routing, and cost optimization efforts) to ensure end-to-end data availability and quality required for AI/ML and automation at scale, including continued advancement of critical feeds and integrations.
• Establish and enforce engineering rigor for AI/ML in cyber operations: standards for secure SDLC, automation/scripting practices, testing/lab validation, promotion to production, and safe change management for detection + automation content.
• Own model risk + operational risk governance for AI/ML-driven detections: monitoring for drift/quality regressions, controlling false positives, ensuring explainability where needed, and aligning to cybersecurity AI risk management expectations.
• Lead day-to-day execution across a portfolio of initiatives (AI/ML, automations, investigations, integrations), balancing delivery, BAU support, and continuous improvement while meeting tight deadlines and operational urgency.
• Provide people leadership for a multi-disciplinary team (ML engineers, data scientists, automation engineers, detection/analytics engineers): hiring, mentoring, performance management, skills development, and creating a high-ownership culture.
• Run a cross-geo operating model (US + India) that sustains engineering throughput and operational coverage, including flexibility to support US morning hours and weekend coverage where required by mission needs.
• Maintain continuous awareness of the evolving threat landscape and translate emerging threat patterns into backlog priorities for new detections, models, and automations (including proactive research and forward-looking planning).
• Executive stakeholder management and communication: communicate complex AI/ML and security concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders; provide SME guidance, decision support, and concise leadership reporting.
• Own the “automation-to-integration” expansion path by driving adoption of out-of-the-box integrations where possible and prioritizing custom build where necessary, using a clear inventory-based approach to accelerate time-to-value.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Demonstrated foundational experience working with associated agile and various reporting technologies (e.g. JIRA, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, PowerBI).
• Expert level understanding of security logs and the ability to rapidly search, report, and troubleshoot within various datasets.
• Strong understanding of compliance, controls, risk, change management, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Expert understanding of Cloud architecture & technologies
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.

Education/Experience: Master's degree (MS/MA) desired in Computer Science or Cybersecurity. 10+ years of related experience.

Supervisor:

Yes

Our Director Cybersecurity earns between $188,100-$282,100 USD Annual, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.  

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage  
• 401(k) plan  
• Tuition reimbursement program  
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)  
• Paid Parental Leave  
• Paid Caregiver Leave  
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected  
• Adoption Reimbursement  
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)  
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance  
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal  
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)  
• Extensive employee wellness programs  
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories,
• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

#LI-Onsite – Full-time office role-

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

USA:NC:Charlotte / Ibm Dr - Adm:8505 Ibm Dr

Salary Range:

$188,100.00 - $282,100.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.