Senior Incident Response Lead — Elite CSIRT Leader

Placements24; East London; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Pension plan

Professional development

Performance bonuses

On-site East London office

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Incident Response Lead to build and manage an elite incident response team in East London, Eastern Cape. You will lead detection, analysis, containment, and recovery of complex security incidents affecting client environments.

The ideal candidate holds a related degree, has 6+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ in leadership, strong forensics and malware analysis skills, and earn relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 6+ years in cybersecurity with at least 3 years in incident response or leadership.
• Proven experience leading IR for complex security breaches.
• Certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, or CISM are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of incident response analysts, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Develop, implement, and maintain incident response plans, playbooks, and procedures.
• Oversee detection, containment, eradication, and recovery phases of security incidents.
• Conduct in-depth analysis including malware analysis and digital forensics.
• Coordinate IR activities with internal teams and external stakeholders, including clients and law enforcement.
• Perform post-incident reviews and recommend improvements to security posture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Incident response leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

Digital forensics tools

Malware analysis tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Incident Response Lead to build and manage an elite incident response team in East London, Eastern Cape. You will lead detection, analysis, containment, and recovery of complex security incidents affecting client environments.

The ideal candidate holds a related degree, has 6+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ in leadership, strong forensics and malware analysis skills, and earn relevant certifications.