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Incident Response Lead
Job Location:
Job Location:
Columbia, SC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
21 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Role Overview
Leads cyber incident response activities for actual security incidents. Coordinates containment eradication remediation recovery communications evidence preservation and post-incident reporting under Lot 3.
Leads cyber incident response activities for actual security incidents. Coordinates containment eradication remediation recovery communications evidence preservation and post-incident reporting under Lot 3.
Key Responsibilities
Lead incident triage severity classification response coordination containment strategy and remediation planning. Coordinate technical responders forensic analysts client stakeholders legal/privacy contacts and communications teams. Oversee investigation timelines chain of custody incident notes evidence handling root cause analysis and corrective action planning. Develop incident response reports after-action reports lessons learned and recommendations to reduce future risk.
Lead incident triage severity classification response coordination containment strategy and remediation planning. Coordinate technical responders forensic analysts client stakeholders legal/privacy contacts and communications teams. Oversee investigation timelines chain of custody incident notes evidence handling root cause analysis and corrective action planning. Develop incident response reports after-action reports lessons learned and recommendations to reduce future risk.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in cybersecurity information systems computer science digital forensics or related field; equivalent incident response experience may be considered. Demonstrated experience leading cyber incident response engagements.
Bachelors degree in cybersecurity information systems computer science digital forensics or related field; equivalent incident response experience may be considered. Demonstrated experience leading cyber incident response engagements.
Preferred Certifications
GCIH GCFA GCFE CISSP CISM Security ECIH CHFI or equivalent incident response/forensics certification preferred.
GCIH GCFA GCFE CISSP CISM Security ECIH CHFI or equivalent incident response/forensics certification preferred.
Skills
Incident command breach response containment planning malware triage log analysis SIEM review endpoint investigation root cause analysis executive communication evidence preservation remediation coordination.
Incident command breach response containment planning malware triage log analysis SIEM review endpoint investigation root cause analysis executive communication evidence preservation remediation coordination.
Experience
Senior level: more than 5 years in incident response or security operations leadership with a bachelors degree or more than 8 years of direct professional experience.
Senior level: more than 5 years in incident response or security operations leadership with a bachelors degree or more than 8 years of direct professional experience.
