Senior Incident Response Lead — Forensics & Threat Hunting

Forensic Focus; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in Auckland is seeking an Operations Lead for Incident Response to direct major IR engagements from initial discovery through containment and recovery.

You will perform hands-on forensic analysis across endpoints, networks and cloud, lead threat-hunting efforts, and translate findings into actionable guidance for technical and executive stakeholders, contributing to organizational resilience against evolving cyber threats.

Qualifications

• Proven experience coordinating complex incident response engagements.
• Strong digital forensics and investigative skills.
• Familiarity with NIST and SANS frameworks; threat hunting capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead major IR engagements from initial investigation through containment and recovery.
• Conduct hands-on forensic analysis across endpoints, networks and cloud environments.
• Translate technical findings into clear guidance for technical and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Incident response leadership

Digital forensics

NIST frameworks

SANS frameworks

Threat hunting

Threat intelligence

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Forensic Focus in Auckland is seeking an Operations Lead for Incident Response to direct major IR engagements from initial discovery through containment and recovery.

You will perform hands-on forensic analysis across endpoints, networks and cloud, lead threat-hunting efforts, and translate findings into actionable guidance for technical and executive stakeholders, contributing to organizational resilience against evolving cyber threats.