Cyber Response and Recovery – Assistant Manager (Reactive)

The Role

This hands-on position sits within a reactive digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) team, handling live cyber incidents as a junior case manager on smaller engagements or as a team contributor on larger ones. Outside of active incidents, the role involves supporting clients with playbook development, maturity assessments, and tabletop exercises.

Skills & Experience

Candidates should demonstrate an emerging technical background in incident response and digital forensics. Security clearance at SC or DV level is required, or a willingness to obtain it. The role offers support through a range of industry security certifications, indicating a structured professional development pathway.

Who It Suits

This role suits a technically grounded practitioner ready to grow into an incident response management position. Someone comfortable operating across multiple concurrent cases, contributing to internal capability development, and working within a structured, high-tempo team environment will find this an excellent career accelerator.