CERT Lead, Cybersecurity DFIR & Incident Response

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York Office of Technology and Innovation seeks a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Lead to guide citywide incident response and DFIR practice. The role focuses on high-profile cyber incidents, incident lifecycle management, and cross-agency collaboration across Cyber Command and City agencies.

Responsibilities include leading a six-person DFIR team, performing advanced forensics, and coordinating remediation across on-prem and cloud environments to strengthen the city’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; four years of full-time related experience or equivalent.
• Experience in cybersecurity incident response, DFIR, or related fields is expected.
• Ability to lead a team of DFIR professionals and coordinate cross-agency efforts.

Responsibilities

• Assist NYC agencies in improving cyber incident response.
• Serve as the escalation point for high-profile cybersecurity incidents, ensuring 24x7 readiness.
• Prioritize incident response activities and coordinate efforts across City departments and external partners.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the CERT team (six DFIR specialists).
• Investigate incidents through log, file, and malware analysis; perform memory, network, and disk forensics.
• Lead investigations across enterprise cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and devise remediation strategies.

Skills

4+ years cybersecurity experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The City of New York Office of Technology and Innovation seeks a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Lead to guide citywide incident response and DFIR practice. The role focuses on high-profile cyber incidents, incident lifecycle management, and cross-agency collaboration across Cyber Command and City agencies.

Responsibilities include leading a six-person DFIR team, performing advanced forensics, and coordinating remediation across on-prem and cloud environments to strengthen the city’s