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 strategic leadership to enhance recovery efforts for ransomware attack victims, ensuring efficient engagement and resource management in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead engagement scoping and collaborate with victims and forensic partners to address incident response requirements
  • Manage workload distribution and utilization of team members across multiple incident response engagements
  • Drive the development and updating of runbooks for cloud restorations and on-premises applications
Required Qualifications
  • At least 10 years of experience 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
  • Bachelor's or Associate degree in Information Technology, Business, Operations, or relevant field experience preferred
  • Ability to manage engineering teams of up to 24 members and respond to inquiries beyond normal business hours

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