Cyber Incident Response & Crisis Manager

EY; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events. This role focuses on post-incident response, helping clients assess impacted data, regulatory obligations, and remediation activities.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to executives while guiding multidisciplinary teams through breach response and recovery efforts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, cybersecurity or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in cyber incident response, data breach response, digital forensics, privacy consulting or related disciplines.
• Deep understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response.
• Familiarity with electronic discovery and analysis laws.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end breach response engagements following incident containment and forensic investigation.
• 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.
• Develop executive-level reports, client deliverables, regulatory submissions, and board-ready communications.
• Guide remediation planning and implementation including process improvements and control enhancements.
• Manage large-scale projects with multiple workstreams and tight deadlines.
• Mentor engagement teams to ensure quality and consistency of deliverables.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Incident response

Leadership

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data privacy

Education

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

GCFE/GCFA/CISSP or equivalent

Tools

Electronic discovery basics

Forensic tools

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events. This role focuses on post-incident response, helping clients assess impacted data, regulatory obligations, and remediation activities.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to executives while guiding multidisciplinary teams through breach response and recovery efforts in a fast-paced environment.