Senior Cyber Breach Response Lead

EY; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Manager in McLean to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches and information security events. You will guide post-incident response, assess data exposure, coordinate remediation, and manage stakeholder communications with senior executives across multidisciplinary teams.

You will develop executive reports, advise on regulatory obligations, and drive process improvements while mentoring teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

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.
• 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

Cyber incident response

Project management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Forensics

Education

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

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Manager in McLean to lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches and information security events. You will guide post-incident response, assess data exposure, coordinate remediation, and manage stakeholder communications with senior executives across multidisciplinary teams.

You will develop executive reports, advise on regulatory obligations, and drive process improvements while mentoring teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.