Manager, Security Incident Response

About This Opportunity

Our talent team is representing a confidential cybersecurity organization seeking a Manager, Security Incident Response to build and lead a team of security engineers who handle critical incidents and develop the automation, tooling, and systems that make response faster and more scalable. This is a remote opportunity available across Canada and the United States.

You'll guide program maturity, scale capabilities through AI-assisted tooling, reinforce operational excellence, and step in as incident manager during complex, high-severity events. This role blends strong people leadership with technical depth and sound judgment, and you'll be part of the Security leadership team shaping response strategy and cross-functional partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a team of incident responders and security builders, setting clear expectations and supporting professional growth
• Define and drive the security incident response roadmap and strategic priorities, including maturing AI-assisted incident response, structured threat hunting, and insider risk investigations
• Oversee detection, triage, containment, remediation, and post-incident learning, serving as an escalation point and incident manager for complex or high-severity events
• Scale team capacity through AI-assisted tooling and automation while maintaining appropriate controls around human judgment, approval, and auditability
• Partner with Detection Engineering, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Red Team and other teams to improve cross-functional processes and close response gaps
• Evolve playbooks, training, tabletop exercises, metrics, and reporting to strengthen operational readiness and program maturity
• Participate in the on-call rotation, serving as the leadership escalation or incident manager during major incidents
• Track and report on incident trends, operational metrics, and program maturity, including the impact of automation and AI tooling on response time and coverage
• Balance competing priorities across incident response, strategic initiatives, and team development

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years in security incident response, with 2+ years as a people manager or technical leader supporting career development and performance management
• Experience building or scaling incident response automation, tooling, or AI-assisted workflows (triage, enrichment, investigation), with sound judgment about where automation should and shouldn't make decisions
• Experience setting clear expectations, defining ownership, delegating work, and measuring outcomes
• Experience managing high-pressure security incidents with clarity, structure, and calm
• Strong understanding of cloud-native, SaaS, and identity-driven attack techniques and how to respond to them
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex findings, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience breaking down strategic initiatives into projects, coordinating team sprints, and managing work across competing priorities
• Passion for fostering psychological safety and stability in stressful environments
• A people-first leader who prioritizes team development and performance
• A builder at heart, someone who thinks in systems and automation, not just case queues
• Proactive in identifying gaps, inefficiencies, or operational risks and bringing forward actionable solutions
• Calm and decisive during high-pressure situations, with the judgment to prioritize effectively

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will review your background and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication and coordination will flow through our talent team to ensure a smooth process and protect your candidacy.

Pay

USA-based roles: Pay via Get A Job.ai ranges from $192,000 USD to $278,000 USD annually, plus benefits, equity, and participation in incentive programs where applicable.

Canada-based roles: Pay via Get A Job.ai ranges from $171,000 CAD to $248,000 CAD annually, plus benefits, equity, and participation in incentive programs where applicable.

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