# Incident Response Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/incident-response-manager

An Incident Response Manager leads an organization's response to cybersecurity incidents, coordinating incident response using SIEM/SOAR tooling and directing threat detection and analysis and digital forensics work during active investigations. They apply security frameworks like NIST to guide response protocols and lead crisis management efforts across security, IT, and executive stakeholders during a breach. This role is typically held by an experienced security professional who can stay calm under pressure and lead a team through high-stakes, time-sensitive incidents.

Top skills: [Crisis Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/crisis-management), [Digital Forensics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/digital-forensics)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Incident Responder](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/incident-responder)
- Often leads to: [Director of Cybersecurity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-cybersecurity)

## Similar roles

[Cyber Security Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-architect), [Cyber Security Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-manager), [Cybersecurity Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cybersecurity-engineer), [Security Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/security-manager), [Vulnerability Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vulnerability-analyst)

## Open Incident Response Manager roles (1)

- [Incident Response Manager - Product & Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/64f00138-0e43-48de-a592-e113da5cddc4/incident-response-manager-product-engineering-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — Full-time, New York, NY · Remote, $290,000 – $365,000

## Likely next role (1)

Where Incident Response Managers commonly go next: [Director of Cybersecurity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-cybersecurity).

- [Principal Cybersecurity Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/905dea60-2adf-4ade-94b8-e8cdec9f8dae/principal-cybersecurity-engineer-at-expedia-group) at [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group) — San Jose, CA, $249,000 – $348,500

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