Cybersecurity Incident Response Lead (VP)

Key Responsibilities

• Incident Response & Management

  • Lead and coordinate the full lifecycle of cybersecurity incidents - from identification to containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.

  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve incident response plans, playbooks, and runbooks.

  • Collaborate with internal teams, external vendors, and law enforcement (when required) to manage incident investigations and forensic analysis.

  • Perform root cause analysis and track incident trends to mitigate future risks.

  Cyber Threat Intelligence

  • Integrate internal and external threat intelligence into incident response activities and detection use cases.

  • Monitor threat feeds and intelligence platforms to identify emerging threats and assess relevance to the organization's environment.

  • Produce actionable intelligence reports and briefings for technical teams and executive stakeholders.

  Security Awareness & Education

  • Own and deliver the enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness program.

  • Evaluate program effectiveness through metrics and feedback, and adapt content based on evolving threat trends and user behavior

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field. Certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, CEH, or CTIA are highly valued.

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 3 years in a lead role managing incident response and threat intelligence functions.

• Deep understanding of incident response frameworks (e.g., NIST, SANS), MITRE ATT&CK, and threat hunting methodologies.

• Practical experience with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and threat intelligence platforms (e.g., MISP, Recorded Future, Anomali).

• Demonstrated experience running cyber drills and tabletop exercises across technical and non-technical teams.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into business language.

• Experience working in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, etc.) is an advantage.

Pam Lim

Morgan Mckinley

EA Licence No: 11C5502 | EAP Registration No: R1106192