Sr. Lead Incident Response / Supervisor Level 5
WaveStrong, Inc. Open · verified Oct 24, 2026 At a glance
Senior Security Operations & Analysis role at WaveStrong, Inc. Remote, United States · contract.
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What you'll do
- Lead investigations across security domains, triaging events and coordinating responses to critical incidents
- Analyze security data to find root causes and support event management decisions
- Put threat-detection tools and response plans into operation, coordinating teams when after-hours support is needed
- Carry out detection and incident-handling work, including containment, protection and remediation
- Explain findings to technical and non-technical audiences, recommend security improvements and mentor junior colleagues
What you bring
- At least eight years in cybersecurity, IT or a related field
- At least two years guiding project or technical teams in an informal leadership capacity
- Three or more years in incident management, including creating or deploying remediation plans
- Three or more years in security data analytics or threat research, including building data-led detection capabilities
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who can lead incident investigations and coordinate technical teams while communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences. A master’s degree in a listed or related field and a security certification such as Security+, CISSP or CISA are stated qualifications. The role may involve after-hours support.
From the employer
We’re looking for a Sr. Lead Incident Response / Supervisor Level 5 professional to help protect the integrity, reliability, and security of the enterprise systems, data, and networks. In this role, you’ll lead complex security initiatives, guide cross‑functional teams, and drive continuous improvement across our cyber defense operations.
Requirements
- 8 plus years in Cyber Security, IT or related fields
- 2 plus years in an informal leadership role working with project or technical teams.
- 3 plus years of experience in IT incident management, including the development and/or deployment of remediation plans.
- 3 plus years of experience in large scale cyber security data analytics, including the identification of data-driven threat collection opportunities.
- 3 plus years of experience researching, developing, and implementing data-driven threat detection capabilities.
- 3 plus years of experience in cyber security threat research or large scale data analytics.
- Leads the investigation and triage of security events across multiple domains.
- Leads complex data analyses in support of security event management processes, including root cause analysis and coordinate the response and resolution of high impact or critical cyber security incidents.
- Leads the deployment of threat detection capabilities and/or incident response plans which may include after-hours support and coordination among responsible teams.
- Drives the execution of incident detection and/or handling processes which may include containment. protection, and remediation activities.
- Communicate investigative findings to technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Contribute to threat detection, incident response, and use‑case development.
- Identify security gaps and recommend improvements to leadership.
- Mentor junior team members and collaborate across engineering and operations.
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Social Science, Mathematics, or related field.
- Security certification (Security+, CISSP, CISA).
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