Senior IT Security Incident Response Leader

Wolters Kluwer; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

401(k) Plan with matching

FSA/HSA

Commuter Benefits

Tuition Assistance Plan

Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer seeks an Associate Director, IT Security Incident Response to lead the enterprise cybersecurity incident response program. You will guide the full incident lifecycle from detection to recovery, working with global teams and executive leadership.

You will mentor a high‑performing security response team, develop playbooks and runbooks, and ensure alignment with NIST/ISO/PCI frameworks while driving continuous improvement across Blue Team capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years in IT/cybersecurity or related fields.
• 5+ years in information security and incident response.
• Proven leadership of complex cybersecurity investigations.
• Experience in 24x7 security operations.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Familiarity with SIEM/SOAR and related tools.
• Knowledge of NIST/ISO/PCI frameworks.
• Experience with privacy and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the incident response strategy and roadmap.
• Lead end-to-end incident response lifecycle across global operations.
• Oversee 24x7 incident response operations and escalation paths.
• Act as executive incident commander for major incidents.
• Mentor and develop the security response team.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and runbooks.
• Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analyses.
• Support Blue Team tools and detection optimization.
• Collaborate with engineering and cloud teams to improve telemetry.
• Ensure comprehensive incident documentation and reporting.
• Communicate incidents and trends to stakeholders and leadership.
• Track security operations KPIs, SLAs, and SLOs.

Skills

Incident response leadership

24x7 security operations

Executive communication

Risk management

SIEM and SOAR proficiency

Digital forensics basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike

ThreatConnect

Recorded Future

Swimlane

Job description

Wolters Kluwer seeks an Associate Director, IT Security Incident Response to lead the enterprise cybersecurity incident response program. You will guide the full incident lifecycle from detection to recovery, working with global teams and executive leadership.

You will mentor a high‑performing security response team, develop playbooks and runbooks, and ensure alignment with NIST/ISO/PCI frameworks while driving continuous improvement across Blue Team capabilities.