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Senior Manager: Incident Response

Centurion, GP, zaFull-time2026-11-12 → 2026-11-15
On-site · South Africa

Core

Lead complex cyber incident investigations (ransomware, BEC, insider threat) and manage the incident response team day-to-day.

Role type

Senior Manager, Incident Response

Builds

Defensible investigation reports, executive summaries, and forensic evidence for legal/insurance proceedings

Domain

Cybersecurity / Digital Forensics

Required skills

Windows/Linux/Cloud forensics, memory analysis, log/timeline analysis, EDR investigations, forensic tooling (EnCase, Volatility, etc.), Python/PowerShell scripting, legal report writing, team management, performance management

Preferred skills

Malware analysis, mobile forensics, expert witness testimony, OT/ICS incident experience

Technologies

Magnet AXIOM, EnCase, X-Ways, Velociraptor, KAPE, Volatility, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, AWS, EDR suites, SOAR

Responsibilities

Lead high-severity investigations hands-on, manage IR team allocation and performance, maintain IR methodology and playbooks, serve as senior technical point of contact for clients, prepare expert reports and affidavits

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities