Senior Incident Response Lead - Remote Consulting

CrowdStrike Inc.; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Office culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly motivated Incident Response Manager to lead consulting teams, manage high-stakes client engagements, and protect organizations from advanced attackers. You will mentor junior staff and guide investigations for Fortune 100 clients.

You will oversee onboarding, triage, scoping, and deliverables, communicating actionable findings to executives and legal teams. This role emphasizes leadership, innovation, and strategic security improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and people management in cybersecurity consulting or IR.
• Hands-on incident response with forensic analysis depth.
• Experience guiding complex IR investigations and strategies.
• Ability to mentor consultants and drive career growth.
• Strong project management and client expectation handling.
• Ability to communicate findings to executives and legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across IR engagements and guide investigations.
• Lead client onboarding, triage, scoping, and staffing for engagements.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to executives and stakeholders.
• Develop threat-hunting methodologies across data sources.
• Support investigations with external counsel when needed.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop analytics and consulting staff.
• Deliver high-quality written/verbal reports to key stakeholders.
• Contribute thought leadership through public content and talks.

Skills

Leadership

Incident Response

Client Engagement

Executive Communication

Mentoring/People Development

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Forensic Analysis Tools

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly motivated Incident Response Manager to lead consulting teams, manage high-stakes client engagements, and protect organizations from advanced attackers. You will mentor junior staff and guide investigations for Fortune 100 clients.

You will oversee onboarding, triage, scoping, and deliverables, communicating actionable findings to executives and legal teams. This role emphasizes leadership, innovation, and strategic security improvements.