Senior Cyber Incident Response & Resilience Manager

PwC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Holiday pay

Vacation

Personal and family sick leave

and more.

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

PwC in New York is seeking a Cyber Defense & Resilience - Incident Response - Manager to lead incident response efforts across client environments, coordinating containment and recovery actions. You will mentor junior staff and align security goals with business needs in a fast-paced consultancy setting.

You will apply frameworks, oversee triage and analysis, and develop client-facing briefings while driving improvements to security operations and resilience across critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of incident response experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading incident response workstreams across client environments and coordinating containment, eradication, and recovery activities.
• Managing response plans, escalation paths, and case priorities during active security events and complex investigations.
• Analyzing alerts, log data, and threat intel to identify attack patterns, affected assets, and likely impact.
• Directing root cause analysis and translating findings into remediation actions that reduce repeat incidents.
• Coaching team members on incident handling methods and documentation practices.
• Reviewing investigation notes and deliverables for accuracy and client readiness.
• Developing client-facing briefings on incident status and improvements to security operations.
• Advancing vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident management capabilities.
• Applying cybersecurity frameworks and governance to guide response strategies.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen cyber defense plans and resilience.

Skills

Incident response leadership

Client-facing engagement management

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PwC in New York is seeking a Cyber Defense & Resilience - Incident Response - Manager to lead incident response efforts across client environments, coordinating containment and recovery actions. You will mentor junior staff and align security goals with business needs in a fast-paced consultancy setting.

You will apply frameworks, oversee triage and analysis, and develop client-facing briefings while driving improvements to security operations and resilience across critical systems.