Senior Incident Responder
Profero seeks a Senior Incident Responder for our global IR team. This individual will lead sophisticated cyber investigations and provide technical direction during active security incidents while managing customer relationships.
Core Responsibilities
- Direct complex incident response investigations from start to finish
- Offer technical guidance to IR analysts during active breaches
- Execute advanced forensic analysis across endpoints, networks, and cloud systems
- Determine root causes and establish remediation strategies
- Communicate directly with clients through updates and findings presentations
- Draft and review incident response reports for technical and executive audiences
- Refine IR methodologies and processes
- Coach junior and mid-level team members
- Maintain on-call availability including non-standard hours
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in Incident Response or Digital Forensics/Incident Response (DFIR)
- Demonstrated success managing high-pressure cyber investigations
- Proficiency with Windows, Linux/Unix, and macOS systems
- Expert-level endpoint forensics knowledge
- Network architecture understanding
- Cloud environment and web application experience
- Malware analysis capabilities
- Large-scale data analysis skills
- Strong technical writing and customer presentation abilities
- English fluency (written and verbal)
- Remote collaboration competence
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior team leadership or mentoring experience
- Application/web security background
- IR simulation facilitation experience
- Contributions to tool development or automation
Benefits
- Fully remote employment
- Exposure to significant real-world incidents
- Professional development opportunities
- Technical leadership pathways
- Flexible time off and schedule accommodation
Contact
To apply, please send your resume to careers@profero.io.