Senior Incident Response Leader & Threat Management

Danske Bank; København; Hybrid; DKK 897,000 - 1,345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Health & Well-being

Hybrid work conditions

Additional leave days

Insurance & pension

Job summary

Danske Bank is seeking a Security Incident Response Leader to guide a technically strong team protecting critical services across the Nordic region. You will lead investigations, refine playbooks, and coordinate threat intelligence while coordinating with risk stakeholders in a hybrid, collaborative environment.

You will manage incident response programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor staff as part of a dynamic security function.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in cyber security operations.
• At least 4 years in daily threat monitoring and response.
• Minimum 2 years people management or team leadership.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technologies and security controls.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of IT risks, controls, and European financial regulations.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, or equivalent.
• Master's degree in cyber security or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a technically skilled incident response and threat management team.
• Play a central role in major incident management, leading investigations and making decisions in line with policy, legal requirements and tested processes.
• Provide timely briefings to the Chief Security Officer on the status of technical controls, response capabilities and major investigations within your area.
• Design and refine incident response processes, runbooks, and playbooks.
• Oversee digital forensics to ensure investigations are legally defensible.
• Support compliance activities including regulatory requests and audits.
• Monitor key performance indicators for detection and containment times.
• Foster team growth through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate threat intelligence to support tactical and strategic functions.

Skills

Incident response

Threat monitoring

Stakeholder comms

Security controls

Enterprise tech knowledge

Risk & compliance

Education

Master's degree in cyber security

Tools

SIEM platforms

Forensics tools

Cloud security

Job description

Danske Bank is seeking a Security Incident Response Leader to guide a technically strong team protecting critical services across the Nordic region. You will lead investigations, refine playbooks, and coordinate threat intelligence while coordinating with risk stakeholders in a hybrid, collaborative environment.

You will manage incident response programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor staff as part of a dynamic security function.