Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response Lead — Remote

Ladders

United States

Remote

USD 240,000 - 380,000

Full time

19 hours ago
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Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Manager, Cybersecurity to lead cyber defense and response across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. This remote role targets US-based candidates, with no visa sponsorship.

You will shape operational priorities, drive automation, and monitor metrics such as MTTR, MTTD, MTTC to improve security posture. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in cybersecurity, including 4+ years in management, strong SIEM and cloud security experience, and excellent communication skills to

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years in cybersecurity, incl. 4+ years in management.
  • Strong SIEM, automation, and incident investigation skills.
  • Cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP, incl. AI/ML workloads.
  • Experience leading global teams using agile methods.
  • Excellent security communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cyber defense and response to ensure readiness.
  • Manage full incident response lifecycle from investigation to review.
  • Improve detection and response across on-prem and multi-cloud.
  • Define monitoring requirements and compliance standards.
  • Own MTTR, MTTD, MTTC metrics and root-cause improvements.
  • Automate SOC tasks to reduce manual workload.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership
Incident response
Automation workflows
SIEM
Cloud security
Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS
Azure
GCP

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Manager, Cybersecurity to lead cyber defense and response across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. This remote role targets US-based candidates, with no visa sponsorship.

You will shape operational priorities, drive automation, and monitor metrics such as MTTR, MTTD, MTTC to improve security posture. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in cybersecurity, including 4+ years in management, strong SIEM and cloud security experience, and excellent communication skills to

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