Director of Incident Response

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, May 26, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Leading a team of engineers and project managers, the full-time Director of Incident Response will provide operational oversight and management to enhance recovery efforts for victims of ransomware attacks in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead engagement scoping with ransomware victims and forensic partners to align engineering resources with client needs
  • Manage workload distribution and team utilization across multiple incident response engagements
  • Drive the development and updating of runbooks for cloud and on-premises restoration efforts
Required Qualifications
  • At least 10 years in IT infrastructure engineering and leadership
  • Recent experience leading engineering teams in complex, high-stakes engagements
  • 7+ years of relevant IT infrastructure engineering experience, including endpoint security and Microsoft technologies
  • Ability to manage teams of up to 24 members and respond beyond normal business hours
  • Bachelor's or Associate degree in Information Technology, Business, Operations, or relevant field experience preferred

COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION

The job description is available to subscribers. Subscribe today to get the full benefits of a premium membership with Virtual Vocations. We offer the largest remote database online...