CareerPlan

Lead, Incident Response

Newark, NJ, USAFull-time$124k–$204k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead digital forensics and incident response analysis, threat hunting, and readiness activities for a global financial services firm.

Role type

Senior IC digital forensics and incident response lead

Builds

Enterprise-wide forensic investigations and incident response capabilities

Domain

Financial services / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Digital forensics analysis, incident response, threat hunting, log/host/memory/network forensics, malicious code triage, scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash), adversarial threat frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain), enterprise forensic software (X-Ways, EnCase), SIEM query languages (SPL, KQL), EDR tooling, automation workflows

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Active Directory/Entra, M365, Azure, AWS, Splunk, XSOAR, Python, PowerShell, Bash, X-Ways, EnCase

Responsibilities

Scope and perform enterprise-wide global investigations, leverage SPL and KQL for investigative workflows, utilize EDR tooling for analysis, perform log/host/memory/network forensics, perform malicious code triage, develop scripts and automation workflows for XSOAR, lead team-driven projects to advance forensic capabilities

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC