Incident Response Principal (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Incident Response Principal (Cybersecurity): Leading a team of SOC Analysts and Engineers to strengthen security operations, focusing on incident response, detection engineering, and threat intelligence. Focus on enhancing SOC capabilities, leading major investigations, and elevating threat detection and response posture.

Location: Must be based in and able to work remotely from the United States.

Company

hirify.global transforms lives by unlocking better evidence through top-tier security services in the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor cybersecurity professionals in threat hunting, threat intelligence, detection engineering, and incident response.
• Develop and execute strategic initiatives to advance SOC maturity and enhance operational effectiveness.
• Oversee intelligence-driven threat‑hunting activities and partner with detection engineers to refine detection capabilities.
• Lead incident response activities, ensuring rapid containment, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents.
• Collaborate with IT, Risk, Compliance, and senior leadership to communicate risks and strategic recommendations.
• Continuously assess SOC workflows, automation maturity, and tooling; maintain playbooks, SOPs, and supporting documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Management of Information Systems or related field.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or GIAC (GCIH, GCFA, GCTI) or CySA+ are highly desirable.
• 4–6 years of experience in a senior cybersecurity operations role, ideally within a SOC environment.
• Strong expertise in threat intelligence, threat hunting, detection engineering, and incident response methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, and SOAR technologies.
• Based in and able to work remotely from the United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and flexible and paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Remote work options.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee assistance and wellness programs; life and disability insurance.