Senior Cyber Incident Response & Forensics Lead

EY; Hoboken (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Senior to lead client engagements focusing on cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events. The role centers on post-incident activities, evaluating data exposure, obligations, remediation, and stakeholder communications.

You will collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, legal, and forensics teams to drive effective responses, reporting, and improvement initiatives across diverse industries in a dynamic, high‑stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information systems, Engineering, cybersecurity or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in cyber incident response, data breach response, digital forensics, privacy consulting, cybersecurity consulting, risk advisory, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response, to include the ability to digest threat intelligence and apply it to client engagements.
• A basic understanding of legalities surrounding electronic discovery and analysis.
• Understanding of privacy and data protection regulations, including notification and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end breach response engagements following incident containment and forensic investigation.
• Conduct assessment and analysis of impacted data sets to determine potential exposure of sensitive, confidential, regulated, or personal information.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including cybersecurity, privacy, legal, forensic, compliance, and client stakeholders.
• Assist clients on notification, regulatory, contractual, and reporting obligations arising from security incidents.
• Perform data review, document analysis, impact assessments, and support decision‑making related to affected individuals and organizations.
• Contribute to remediation planning and implementation, including process improvements and control enhancements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, IS, Engineering, cybersecurity or related field

Certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCIM

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Senior to lead client engagements focusing on cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events. The role centers on post-incident activities, evaluating data exposure, obligations, remediation, and stakeholder communications.

You will collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, legal, and forensics teams to drive effective responses, reporting, and improvement initiatives across diverse industries in a dynamic, high‑stakes environment.