The Incident Response team serves as the core of the security organisation, focused on identifying, containing, and eliminating advanced cyber threats targeting global infrastructure. As Senior Manager, you will oversee a skilled team, collaborating with various departments to safeguard the enterprise and advance the strategic vision for cyber defence capabilities.

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As Senior Manager of Incident Response, responsibility includes strategy, execution, and ongoing development of global IR capability. Lead by creating response playbooks, guiding intricate investigations, and enhancing cross-functional preparedness through tabletop exercises.

As a Manager Senior Information Security, you will be responsible for:

Guiding a global incident response team in a 24/7 shift model, ensuring consistent coverage during security events.
Collaborating with Threat Intelligence, Security Engineering, Risk, Legal, and Product teams, improving investigations and reinforcing security measures.
Collaborating with Global Security Operations and incident partners, ensuring alignment while distinguishing from routine SOC operations.
Leading root cause analysis efforts, drive systemic remediation, and produce lessons-learned reporting for executive leadership.
Conducting forensic analysis, log correlation, malware analysis, and attribution where needed
Overseeing key IR metrics, trends, and operational KPIs to continuously improve response effectiveness and coverage

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field.
Have 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with 5+ years focused on incident response and 3+ in a leadership role
Have ability to think strategically and align incident response initiatives with broader business and risk goals
Have expertise in modern attack vectors, malware behavior, post-exploitation techniques, and adversary simulation
Have deep familiarity with EDR, SIEM, SOAR, forensic tools, and packet analysis (e.g., CrowdStrike, Splunk, Wireshark)
Have Certifications like GCIA, GCIH, GNFA, CISSP, or OSCP

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At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

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Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

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