Cyber Incident Response Lead

The Opportunity

Join the Adobe Cyber Defense Center as a Staff Incident Response Lead. Use your extensive experience in incident response, coordination, and process improvement. You will help minimize damage, protect sensitive data, and ensure business continuity. This role is key for responding to incidents and driving ongoing improvements.

What you will do

• Drive, orchestrate, and lead comprehensive incident response activities, ensuring all collaborators are aligned, and response efforts are cohesive and efficient. Provide strategic mentorship and oversight to junior team members.
• Critical thinking and investigative skills to recognise indicators of compromise, identify potential attack vectors and root causes, and determine steps for resolution.
•  Communicate effectively with collaborators and leadership through clear, concise reports and timely updates.
• Coordinate response actions across multiple internal and external organizations, draft detailed reports, assign remediation actions, and implement improvements. Facilitate communication and collaboration among diverse teams.
•  Improve the Incident Response function by conducting post-incident retrospectives and gathering feedback from security, engineering, and partner teams. Guide junior team members and promote a culture of ongoing development.
• Lead and participate in tabletop exercises and incident simulations. Develop training programs to improve the skills and preparedness of the incident response team. Provide strategic mentorship and oversight to junior team members.

What you need to succeed

• Proven experience in managing the end-to-end incident response process, including leading complex, multi-functional incidents.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and make decisions under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse collaborators and engineering teams using clear data points. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of security and privacy fundamentals. Expertise in security frameworks and guidelines.
• A collaborative outlook with a focus on building and encouraging relationships. Ability to lead and encourage cross-functional teams.

Must have

• Strong investigative expertise across cloud environments, web applications, network security, operating systems, and AI-related technologies.

Nice to have

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

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