Senior Incident Response Lead – Americas

Koud; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KOUD is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer – Incident Response to lead the regional incident lifecycle across the Americas, coordinating with the global Cyber Defense Center. You will oversee triage, containment, recovery, forensics, and stakeholder communications, aligning with global standards and regional realities in a dynamic client environment.

You will mentor junior responders, contribute to playbooks, and drive continuous improvements to tooling and procedures in this security

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity incident response and post-incident analysis.
• Hands-on digital forensics including evidence handling and chain of custody.
• Experience with SIEM platforms and enterprise security workflows.
• Broad knowledge of Windows, Linux/UNIX, networks, cloud services, and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary incident contact between Americas IT Ops and the Global Cyber Defense Center.
• Coordinate triage, containment, eradication, recovery and post-incident reviews.
• Manage the regional incident lifecycle from detection to closure with global alignment.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and executive audiences.
• Develop understanding of regional environments, risks and dependencies.
• Handle digital evidence in a forensically sound manner and preserve chain of custody.
• Analyze security data across Windows, Linux/UNIX, cloud, network, email, and endpoints.
• Monitor AI-enabled attack techniques and defensive capabilities.
• Contribute to incident response playbooks, runbooks and SOPs.
• Mentor junior responders and share knowledge across the team.

Skills

Incident response

Forensics

SIEM

Threat intel

Automation scripting

Communication

Leadership

English fluency

Tools

SIEM platforms

Security monitoring tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Email/ticketing systems

Forensic tooling

Job description

KOUD is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer – Incident Response to lead the regional incident lifecycle across the Americas, coordinating with the global Cyber Defense Center. You will oversee triage, containment, recovery, forensics, and stakeholder communications, aligning with global standards and regional realities in a dynamic client environment.

You will mentor junior responders, contribute to playbooks, and drive continuous improvements to tooling and procedures in this security