Cyber Crisis & Breach Response Leader

EY; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 89,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events across multiple U.S. offices.

This role centers on post-incident response, assessing data exposure, advising on regulatory obligations, and coordinating remediation with executive stakeholders. You will guide multidisciplinary teams through breach response, develop board-ready communications, and drive process improvements while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, cybersecurity or a related field.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in cyber incident response, data breach response, digital forensics, privacy consulting, cybersecurity consulting, risk advisory, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of privacy and data protection regulations, including notification and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience supervising engagement teams and reviewing work products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information to executive-level stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel and work extended hours when necessary.
• Professional certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or CCIM are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end breach response engagements following incident containment and forensic investigation.
• Direct the assessment and analysis of impacted data sets to determine potential exposure of sensitive, confidential, regulated, or personal information.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including cybersecurity, privacy, legal, forensic, compliance, and client stakeholders.
• Advise clients on notification, regulatory, contractual, and reporting obligations arising from security incidents.
• Oversee data review, document analysis, impact assessments, and decision-making related to affected individuals and organizations.
• Develop executive-level reports, client deliverables, regulatory submissions, and board-ready communications.
• Guide clients through remediation planning and implementation, including process improvements and control enhancements.
• Manage large-scale projects involving multiple workstreams, tight deadlines, and significant stakeholder engagement.
• Provide strategic counsel to client leadership during high-profile and business-critical incidents.
• Mentor and develop engagement teams while ensuring quality and consistency of client deliverables.

Skills

Cyber incident response

Leadership

Stakeholder comms

Project management

Risk advisory

Forensics

Data privacy

Threat intelligence

Executive communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS/Engineering/Cybersecurity

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events across multiple U.S. offices.

This role centers on post-incident response, assessing data exposure, advising on regulatory obligations, and coordinating remediation with executive stakeholders. You will guide multidisciplinary teams through breach response, develop board-ready communications, and drive process improvements while mentoring junior staff.