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Senior Incident Response Lead
Securities and Exchange Commission · Posted 106 days ago
On-site Denver, CO $149K – $267K Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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The Office of Information Technology is seeking a IT Specialist (INFOSEC) (Senior Incident Response Lead). In this role, you will be responsible for leading the detection, analysis, and response to cyber incidents that threaten the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise assets. This position requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate across teams to ensure rapid, effective, and consistent incident response.
What You'll Do
- →In this role, you will be at the forefront of defending the SEC against sophisticated cyber threats, shaping the future of our SOC, and mentoring the next generation of cyber defenders.
- →You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, collaborate with top experts, and make a real impact on our mission and the broader cybersecurity community.
- →In this role as a Senior Incident Response Lead, you will be responsible for: Leading the end-to-end incident response lifecycle, including preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review, following established frameworks such as NIST SP 800-61 and MITRE best practices.
- →Overseeing triage, investigation, and coordination of responses to security incidents, ensuring timely escalation and communication with stakeholders.
- →Ensuring all incident handling activities are documented, repeatable, and compliant with legal, regulatory, and audit requirements.
- →Developing, maintaining, and executing incident response plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and playbooks tailored to the organization's threat landscape and business priorities.
- →Performing in-depth forensic analysis of endpoints, networks, cloud environments, and applications to determine root cause, impact, and remediation steps for security incidents.
- →Utilizing advanced detection and response tools (EDR, SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence platforms) to identify and analyze threats.
- →Collaborating with IT, legal, compliance, and business units to ensure effective incident management and communication.
- →Identifying gaps in detection, response, and recovery processes; recommend and implement improvements.
- →Measuring and reporting on incident response metrics (e.g., mean time to detect/respond/recover, true/false positive rates, incident trends) to drive continuous improvement
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2cffa602-3101-477b-9d84-4b4607dd4614
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