[Remote] Forensics - Crisis and Investigations - Cyber Response - Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EY is a global professional services organization providing assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions services. The Manager will lead client engagements involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and information security events, guiding multidisciplinary teams through data assessment, regulatory obligations, remediation, and stakeholder communications.


Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end breach response engagements following incident containment and forensic investigation
  • Direct the assessment and analysis of impacted data sets to determine potential exposure of sensitive, confidential, regulated, or personal information
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams including cybersecurity, privacy, legal, forensic, compliance, and client stakeholders
  • Advise clients on notification, regulatory, contractual, and reporting obligations arising from security incidents
  • Oversee data review, document analysis, impact assessments, and decision-making related to affected individuals and organizations
  • Develop executive-level reports, client deliverables, regulatory submissions, and board-ready communications
  • Guide clients through remediation planning and implementation, including process improvements and control enhancements
  • Manage large-scale projects involving multiple workstreams, tight deadlines, and significant stakeholder engagement
  • Provide strategic counsel to client leadership during high-profile and business-critical incidents
  • Mentor and develop engagement teams while ensuring quality and consistency of client deliverables

Skills

  • * A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, cybersecurity or a related field
  • * 5 to 8 years of experience in cyber incident response, data breach response, digital forensics, privacy consulting, cybersecurity consulting, risk advisory, or related disciplines
  • * Deep understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response, to include the ability to digest threat intelligence and apply it to client engagements
  • * Be familiar with a basic understanding of legalities surrounding electronic discovery and analysis
  • * Strong understanding of privacy and data protection regulations, including notification and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions
  • * Experience supervising engagement teams and reviewing work products
  • * Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information to executive-level stakeholders
  • * Proven ability to lead teams and manage multiple concurrent engagements in a fast-paced environment
  • * Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting skills
  • * Strong negotiation and influencing skills, and the confidence to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences
  • * Achieved or be willing to pursue related professional certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or CCIM
  • * The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary
  • * Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites
  • * Demonstrated integrity in a professional environment
  • * Ability to work independently, while also being able to contribute to a cohesive team environment under crisis conditions
  • * Have a global mind-set for working with different cultures and backgrounds
  • * Excellent social, communication, and writing skills
  • * Knowledgeable in business industry standard security incident response process, procedures, and life cycle
  • * Excellent organizational skills, teaming skills, and strong attention to detail
  • * Experience working with Fortune 500 companies
  • * Experience in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, infrastructure, or the public sector
  • * Experience working with law enforcement, both domestic and internationally, in the cyber incident response or related crisis management field
  • A driver's license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations

Benefits

  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Pension and 401(k) plans
  • A wide range of paid time off options
  • Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
  • Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances.
  • Time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

Company Overview

  • EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, the planet, while building trust in the capital markets. It was founded in 1989, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

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