Senior Director, Digital Forensics & Incident Response
AstraZeneca
Gaithersburg, MD
The Role
This senior leadership position owns and commands the enterprise response to cyber incidents across cloud, on-premises and OT/ICS environments globally. Day to day, the role drives incident scoping, containment, eradication and recovery, oversees forensic evidence integrity, delivers executive reporting and leads a geographically distributed CSIRT alongside a Director of Forensics and Malware Analysis.
Skills & Experience
Candidates require deep expertise in incident response across hybrid cloud, on-premises and OT/ICS environments, alongside strong forensic evidence handling and governance experience. Experience managing global security teams, partnering with Legal, Privacy and Communications stakeholders, and operating in environments facing nation-state threat actors is essential. Relevant industry certifications in incident response or digital forensics are expected.
Who It Suits
This role suits a seasoned security leader ready to build a function from the ground up, comfortable exercising high-stakes judgement during crisis-level incidents with significant operational and reputational consequences. Someone who combines technical forensic depth with executive communication skills and the strategic vision to define multi-year roadmaps and hire and develop a global team will thrive here.
Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in United States: $125,000–$179,000 (median $149,000 — from 108 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).
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