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CompassMSP · 4 weeks ago

Incident Response Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$100K/yr - $140K/yr

CompassMSP is a company focused on security operations, and they are seeking an Incident Response Manager to lead and coordinate all phases of the security incident lifecycle. This role involves ensuring rapid detection, containment, eradication, and recovery from cybersecurity incidents while maintaining compliance with policies and best practices.

Information Technology & Services

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Corrinne Wilsey

Responsibilities

Act as the incident commander during major security events, directing technical investigations and coordinating cross-functional teams (SOC, IT, Legal, Managed Services, and external vendors)

Oversee the end-to-end incident response lifecycle, ensuring timely triage, containment, eradication, and recovery in line with SLAs

Maintain accurate documentation of all incidents in the incident response platform

Perform and guide advanced forensic analysis, including host-based investigations, network traffic analysis, and malware reverse engineering

Develop and refine incident response playbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and escalation protocols

Partner in leading and mentoring a team of security analysts and responders, fostering continuous improvement and professional development. (No direct people management responsibilities)

Manage on-call rotations and resource allocation to ensure 24/7 coverage for critical incidents

Collaborate with leadership to enhance organizational security posture through proactive threat hunting and vulnerability management

Conduct post-incident reviews and lessons-learned sessions to improve future response strategies

Qualification

Incident responseDigital forensicsThreat analysisSecurity frameworksSIEM toolsEDR toolsCISSP certificationGCIH certificationGCFA certificationLeadership skillsCommunication skillsDecision-making skills