Senior Cyber Incident Response Leader

PepsiCo Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking a Cyber Security Incident Response Senior Manager in Plano, TX to lead the incident response lifecycle within the Cyber Fusion Center. You will oversee direct and indirect reports, coordinate across business units, and communicate risk-based findings to executives and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes threat monitoring, playbook development, and mentorship of staff, with after-hours on-call responsibilities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of leadership experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with Cyber Threat Intelligence, Red Teams, and Threat Defense and Hunting teams.
• Experience working with international teams.
• Customer oriented leader capable of communicating to technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify, respond, and mitigate sophisticated threats to PepsiCo computer networks.
• Conduct incident response activities, including advanced investigation (forensic, malware analyses, root cause analysis) to investigate potential intrusions and develop remediation guidance.
• Perform rapid resolution activities to minimize risk exposure and production downtime.
• Maintain professional communication with clients and management throughout incident cycles.
• Coordinate and drive efforts among multiple business units during response activities and post-mortem.
• Proactive monitoring of internal and external-facing environment using security applications.
• Provide timely information to Information Security leadership in written and verbal form.
• Develop requisite expertise, knowledge, and ability to perform independently.
• Proactively research and monitor security-related information sources to aid in threat identification.
• Lead, mentor, and develop staff on incident response and tools.
• Routinely develop and update incident response playbooks to align with best practices.
• Participate in after hours on-call rotation when required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Threat Hunting

Red Teams collaboration

International collaboration

Job description

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking a Cyber Security Incident Response Senior Manager in Plano, TX to lead the incident response lifecycle within the Cyber Fusion Center. You will oversee direct and indirect reports, coordinate across business units, and communicate risk-based findings to executives and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes threat monitoring, playbook development, and mentorship of staff, with after-hours on-call responsibilities and a comprehensive benefits package.