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Incident Response Lead

United States 185000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 05, 2026
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As the Incident Response Lead, you will be the captain of the front-line defense. You won't just respond to threats; you will build the team and the infrastructure that detects them before they happen. You will lead a group of high-performing engineers to mature our Incident Response program, automate security operations, and partner with R&D and DevOps to ensure our "liquid software" remains secure.

Job Responsibility

  • Incident Commander: Act as the primary escalation point for high-priority security incidents, leading the triage, containment, and post-mortem processes
  • Drive Automation: Champion "Security as Code" by leading the development of internal tools (Python/Go) to automate monitoring and remediation
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and Product teams to drive holistic fixes for systemic architectural vulnerabilities
  • Evangelize Security: Build a culture of security across the organization through training, documentation, and proactive risk management

Requirements

  • Optional: Leadership Experience: 2+ years of experience leading technical teams or acting as a formal mentor/technical lead in a security context
  • Deep Technical Roots: 7+ years of industry experience in IR with a focus on Information Security principles
  • Cloud Mastery: Proven expertise in attack and mitigation methods within complex AWS, GCP, or Azure environments
  • Incident Response Prowess: Extensive experience in risk prioritization and managing the lifecycle of security incidents in a global production environment
  • Technical Breadth: Mastery in at least 5 of the following: Endpoint Protection (EDR/XDR) & Zero Trust architecture
  • Identity Management (IAM/IDM) and SSO/SAML
  • Security Analytics (SIEM/Logging) such as ELK or Splunk
  • Container Security (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Email Protection & Patch Management
  • Coding Proficiency: Ability to review and guide the development of security tools in Python or Go
  • Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical risks into actionable business insights for stakeholders

What we offer

  • Open to remote work for candidates outside a reasonable commuting distance to the Atlanta office
  • equity package of restricted stock units (RSU)
  • eligibility to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement, wellness and much more

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