Associate Director, IT Security | Incident Response (Hybrid)

Wolters Kluwer; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer International is seeking an Associate Director, IT Security Incident Response to lead our enterprise cybersecurity incident response program across multiple U.S. locations.

You will guide the full incident lifecycle from detection to recovery and post-incident improvement, coordinating with Technology, Legal, Privacy, Risk, and business stakeholders. You will shape capabilities in threat intelligence, EDR/XDR, SIEM, SOAR, and digital forensics, while building a high-performing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, security operations, IT service management, or related areas.
• 5+ years of professional experience in information security, cybersecurity incident response, incident management, risk management, or related functions.
• Experience leading complex cybersecurity investigations and incident response activities.
• Experience operating in a 24x7x365 security operations environment.
• Experience engaging with senior and executive leadership during cybersecurity incidents.
• Experience with threat intelligence, SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and related security technologies.
• Knowledge of security vulnerabilities, threat vectors, and identity controls.
• Experience with risk analysis and regulatory/compliance requirements (NIST/ISO/PCI).

Responsibilities

• Define and execute incident response strategy and roadmap.
• Lead end-to-end incident response lifecycle including monitoring, detection, triage, and containment.
• Oversee 24x7 incident response operations and global coordination.
• Act as executive incident commander for major incidents.
• Mentor and develop the security response team.
• Develop incident response plans, playbooks, and tabletop exercises.
• Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analyses.
• Support Blue Team technologies (SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR).
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams to improve telemetry and controls.
• Communicate incidents, risks, and trends to stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Track KPIs, SLAs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Integrate cyber threat intelligence into detection and response.

Skills

Incident response

Leadership

Executive communication

Security operations

Threat intelligence

SIEM

SOAR

EDR/XDR

Digital forensics

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in MIS or related

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike

ThreatConnect

Recorded Future

Swimlane

Job description

Wolters Kluwer International is seeking an Associate Director, IT Security Incident Response to lead our enterprise cybersecurity incident response program across multiple U.S. locations.

You will guide the full incident lifecycle from detection to recovery and post-incident improvement, coordinating with Technology, Legal, Privacy, Risk, and business stakeholders. You will shape capabilities in threat intelligence, EDR/XDR, SIEM, SOAR, and digital forensics, while building a high-performing