Global Security Incident Response Lead

Affirm, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); A distancia; USD 236.000 - 296.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Affirm, Inc. is seeking an experienced security leader to drive global investigations and incident response as the company expands internationally. You will guide complex investigations, build readiness and technical capabilities, and align cross-functional teams across regions.

You’ll lead a deep, engineering-oriented security team, set playbooks and on-call readiness, and shape AI-enabled workflows with appropriate human oversight and safeguards, delivering measurable improvements.

Formación

• 10+ years in security operations, incident response, or related field.
• Experience leading major incidents and investigations in cloud-native environments.
• Strong foundation in investigations, detection, and forensics across cloud/enterprise.
• Experience coaching engineers and guiding hands-on incident work with teams.
• AI-forward mindset with judgment in applying AI to security operations.

Responsabilidades

• Lead security incidents and investigations across the full lifecycle from initial assessment to post-incident review.
• Serve as incident commander for major events and coordinate large cross-functional response groups.
• Guide technical investigations and root-cause analyses with engineering teams and validate fixes.
• Develop a technical, engineering-oriented response team and build consistency across regions.
• Set objectives, playbooks, on-call readiness, and measures of response effectiveness.
• Drive tooling improvements and AI-enabled workflows with proper safeguards.
• Translate incident metrics into executive dashboards and board-level reporting.

Conocimientos

Incident response

Security leadership

Team leadership

Cloud security

Threat intelligence

Herramientas

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Descripción del empleo

Affirm, Inc. is seeking an experienced security leader to drive global investigations and incident response as the company expands internationally. You will guide complex investigations, build readiness and technical capabilities, and align cross-functional teams across regions.

You’ll lead a deep, engineering-oriented security team, set playbooks and on-call readiness, and shape AI-enabled workflows with appropriate human oversight and safeguards, delivering measurable improvements.