Remote Incident Response Specialist

DataAnnotation; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 69,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

DataAnnotation is seeking an Incident Responder to assess how models handle detection, triage, forensics, and containment during real incidents. You will evaluate reasoning, identify gaps, and report findings to trusted responders.

Responsibilities include catching misreads, persistence issues, and broken chain of custody, then writing playbooks grounded in real-world incident unfoldings. Remote, project-based, English proficiency required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in incident response, DFIR, or SOC operations.
• Comfort with logs, forensic artifacts, and intrusion timelines.
• Clear written English; explanations as training signals.
• No degree required; focus on ability over credentials.

Responsibilities

• Pressure-test the response reasoning across detection, triage, forensics, and containment.
• Catch the costly mistakes: misread logs, missed persistence, broken chain of custody.
• Write the correct playbook when the model falls short, grounded in real incidents.

Skills

Incident response

DFIR

SOC operations

Log analysis

Written English

Education

No degree required

Job description

DataAnnotation is seeking an Incident Responder to assess how models handle detection, triage, forensics, and containment during real incidents. You will evaluate reasoning, identify gaps, and report findings to trusted responders.

Responsibilities include catching misreads, persistence issues, and broken chain of custody, then writing playbooks grounded in real-world incident unfoldings. Remote, project-based, English proficiency required.