Incident Response Coordinator (Contract) - Hybrid Enterprise

Job Description

We have a 3 month contract with opportunity to extend or convert for a seasoned Incident Response professional with 4–6+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity incidents in hybrid environments, combining strong technical expertise across EDR tools, SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk), and cloud infrastructure. They are a proactive communicator and coordinator who can lead incident response efforts end-to-end, partner cross-functionally, and continuously enhance DFIR processes through automation, documentation, and best practices. 100% Remote.

Must be located in CST or EST

MUST HAVES:

• A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

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• 5+ years of Security Operations, Incident Response, and/or Digital Forensics Experience
• Prior Incident Response Experience in a hybrid enterprise environment
• Experienced with utilizing security tooling such as: Splunk, EDR, Tanium, etc
• Strong understanding of cloud environments

Preferred Experience:

• Strong Communications skills, experience conducting IR activities in hybrid environments, strong organization and time management skills, ability to leverage AI and automation to improve workflow processes

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About this Role:

This remote role acts as an incident coordinator to provide incident response support to the Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) team. The DFIR team is comprised of a team of Incident Response and Digital Forensic subject matter experts who swiftly respond to escalated incidents, investigate cybersecurity threats, safeguard cloud and on-premises assets, and drive improvements to the organization’s DFIR capabilities.

D2D Responsibilities:

As an incident coordinator, this role will support incident response (IR) activities within the organization. Incident coordinators partner with business units to accomplish Enterprise-wide containment, remediation and recovery actions and strategic initiatives. IR coordinators develop and drive the maturity of the DFIR team by establishing documentation and best practices and ensuring seamless cross-team communication. Incident coordinators leverage their knowledge of hybrid enterprise environments to help communicate and direct response activities through the incident response lifecycle.