Cyber Security Incident Commander: Lead IR & Forensics

Optimum Communications Inc.; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 84,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is seeking a Cyber Security Incident Commander to safeguard our digital assets by rapidly identifying, analyzing, and responding to security incidents. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with IT, Legal, Communications, and executives, and drive incident response across the full lifecycle.

You will conduct forensic analysis, apply MITRE ATT&CK mappings, and develop playbooks and readiness drills. Strong communication skills and a proactive security mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum five years experience in Information Technology.
• Minimum three years of direct IT Security experience in Cyber Security operations and Incident Response.
• Experience with event/log analysis and enterprise security tools.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident command for major incidents and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Monitor alerts and triage incidents by severity and business impact.
• Execute incident response playbooks to contain and remediate breaches and restore systems.
• Communicate with executives and the CISO with business-impact briefings.
• Conduct host, network, memory, and cloud forensics to determine root cause and scope.
• Integrate threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK mappings.
• Develop IR metrics and report to leadership.
• Lead post-incident reviews and lessons learned.

Skills

Incident management

Forensics

Threat hunting

MITRE ATT&CK

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

CISSP / GIAC certifications preferred

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Firewalls

Cloud forensics

Sandboxing

Job description

Optimum is seeking a Cyber Security Incident Commander to safeguard our digital assets by rapidly identifying, analyzing, and responding to security incidents. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with IT, Legal, Communications, and executives, and drive incident response across the full lifecycle.

You will conduct forensic analysis, apply MITRE ATT&CK mappings, and develop playbooks and readiness drills. Strong communication skills and a proactive security mindset are essential.