Teams at DirectDefense

Manage a portfolio of client-facing cybersecurity projects from onboarding through steady-state delivery. Coordinate SOC, MSS, engineering, sales, and operations; maintain plans, track milestones, manage risks, reconcile time/retainers, and communicate status to customers and internal stakeholders.

Conduct application security assessments, identify and validate vulnerabilities, perform dynamic testing and static code reviews, and recommend remediation strategies. Collaborate with development teams to improve application security, use tools such as Burp Suite, and stay current with application security methodologies, web vulnerabilities, and exploitation techniques.

Lead and execute OT/IoT security assessments, design and implement OT security architectures, perform technical testing, produce remediation recommendations and documentation, and guide organizational change for energy/water/manufacturing clients.