Project Manager Cyber Incident Response

Project Manager Cyber Incident Response
NYC
Long Term
Contract

• Manage end-to-end cybersecurity projects focused on incident response, including project planning, timelines, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate cyber incident response activities, working closely with cybersecurity teams to support incident identification, containment, investigation, remediation, and recovery.
• Oversee post-incident activities, including lessons learned, remediation plans, action tracking, and improvements to incident response processes.
• Facilitate collaboration between cybersecurity teams, business stakeholders, risk functions, and leadership to ensure effective communication and timely decision-making during cyber incidents.
• Maintain project governance, reporting, and documentation, ensuring incident response initiatives align with organizational security policies, regulatory requirements, and business priorities.

What We re Looking For

• Proven experience managing projects within cybersecurity, information security, or cyber risk environments.
• Experience supporting or coordinating cyber incident response activities, with an understanding of the incident response lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, priorities, and deliverables in a complex organizational environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and organizational skills, including experience presenting project updates and incident-related information to senior stakeholders.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and cybersecurity incident response processes.

Bonus Points For

• Experience working within a Security Operations Center (SOC), Cyber Incident Response team, or Cybersecurity Operations function.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST Incident Response guidance, or ISO 27001.
• Experience coordinating cyber incident simulations, tabletop exercises, or incident response readiness assessments.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity incident management platforms, including ServiceNow, Jira, or similar workflow and reporting tools.
• Experience delivering cybersecurity projects within financial services or other regulated industries.

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CYBER SPHERE LLC