Cyber Crisis & Forensics Response Manager

EY; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the United States is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events. You will guide post-incident response, assess data impact, and coordinate remediation with legal, privacy, and forensic teams.

You’ll develop executive-level reports, advise on regulatory obligations, and manage multi-workstream projects with tight deadlines.

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.
• Deep understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response, to include the ability to digest threat intelligence and apply it to client engagements.
• 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.

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

Leadership

Cybersecurity

Incident response

Project management

Risk advisory

Client-facing

Communication

Mentoring

Business development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Cybersecurity

Job description

EY in the United States is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events. You will guide post-incident response, assess data impact, and coordinate remediation with legal, privacy, and forensic teams.

You’ll develop executive-level reports, advise on regulatory obligations, and manage multi-workstream projects with tight deadlines.