# Senior Incident Responder

**Company:** [BlackCloak](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/blackcloak)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $105k – $115k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Vulnerability Management, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, Identity Theft Remediation, Attack Kill Chain, Fraud Investigation, Transaction Analysis, Endpoint Malware, Sim Swapping, Gcih
**Posted:** 2026-08-28

> Leads end-to-end response to sophisticated compromises, account takeovers, device threats, and related financial fraud for high-profile clients. Requires 5–8+ years of incident response or DFIR experience, broad device forensics expertise, strong client communication, and fraud-remediation experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the full incident response lifecycle, from client intake and triage through containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting.
- Investigate and remediate complex compromises, including compromised email ecosystems, SIM-swap attacks, financial account takeovers, targeted credential harvesting, mobile threats, and endpoint malware.
- Analyze client computers and mobile devices to determine compromise scope and implement remediation strategies across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux.
- Analyze email, banking, retail, social-platform, and transaction activity to establish what occurred; support fraud investigations, disputes, chargebacks, account freezes, and platform coordination.
- Guide identity-theft remediation, including credit-bureau freezes and fraud alerts, IdentityTheft.gov and law-enforcement reporting, and ongoing monitoring guidance.
- Map incidents against cyber and personal attack kill chains to identify attack stages, exposure, and chain-breaking actions.
- Provide white-glove support to clients, families, assistants, family offices, and corporate security during emergency onboardings and active incidents.
- Participate in an on-call and escalation rotation, including occasional nights and weekends.
- Serve as the highest technical escalation point and mentor Security and Client Success team members.
- Oversee network vulnerability scans, refine internal incident-response playbooks, and conduct post-onboarding security touchpoints.

## Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience in incident response, digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), or advanced cybersecurity analysis.
- Proven experience executing the complete incident lifecycle, especially for executive or personal account takeovers, mobile threats, and endpoint malware.
- Experience investigating financial fraud and coordinating with banks and credit-card companies on disputes, chargebacks, transaction analysis, or account-takeover response.
- Deep forensic and vulnerability-management expertise across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux.
- Working knowledge of identity-theft remediation and attack kill-chain models applied to individuals and families.
- Exceptional communication, empathy, composure, and ability to translate technical findings into actionable client guidance.
- College degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience.
- Ability to work highly independently.

## Nice-to-haves
- GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, OSCP, or similar advanced certification.
- CFE, CFCS, CAMS, or similar fraud and financial-crime credential.

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