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Senior Director of Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Otis

Farmington, CT

Onsite · Lead/Principal · Full-time · $198,000 - $250,000 a year

The Role

This senior leadership position oversees a 24x7x365 global security operations centre, directing enterprise-wide incident response and digital forensic investigations. The role involves shaping multi-year strategy, managing global teams across DFIR and related functions, and advising executive leadership during major cyber incidents and crisis events.

Skills & Experience

Candidates require deep expertise in incident response and forensic investigation across enterprise IT and OT environments. Proficiency with technologies including SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, and XDR is essential. Experience managing SLAs, KPIs, and KRIs, alongside knowledge of DLP, eDiscovery, and insider risk programmes, is expected at this level.

Who It Suits

This role suits a seasoned cybersecurity leader with a proven track record of building and scaling global security operations functions. Someone comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels, who can engage executive stakeholders confidently while mentoring high-performing distributed teams, will thrive in this position.

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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Listed: 2026-07-13