Cyber Incident Response & Forensics Crisis Manager

EY; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents and data breaches. You will guide post-incident response, assess impacted data, and coordinate remediation with legal, privacy, and compliance teams, reporting to executives.

You will mentor teams, develop high-stakes client deliverables, and manage multi-workstream projects under tight deadlines across industry sectors.

Qualifications

• A 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.
• Be familiar with a basic understanding of legalities surrounding electronic discovery and analysis.
• 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.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage multiple concurrent engagements in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, and the confidence to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences
• Achieved or be willing to pursue related professional certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or CCIM.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver's license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations.

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

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Project management

Data analysis

Cybersecurity knowledge

Mentoring

Education

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

Tools

GCFE

GCFA

GCIH

CISA

CISM

CISSP

CCIM

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents and data breaches. You will guide post-incident response, assess impacted data, and coordinate remediation with legal, privacy, and compliance teams, reporting to executives.

You will mentor teams, develop high-stakes client deliverables, and manage multi-workstream projects under tight deadlines across industry sectors.