August 7, 2025

Mandiant Incident Response Practice Leader, Mandiant Consulting (English)

Senior • Hybrid • On-site • Remote

$211,000 - $297,000/yr

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber-security, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years of experience working on incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
  • 12 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
  • 4 years of people management experience.
  • Ability to travel up to 30% as needed.
  • Ability to communicate in English fluently to work with internal partners and customer teams.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 8 years of experience leading incident response investigations, analysis, and containment actions.
  • Experience in Security Competitions, Capture the Flags (CTFs) or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Overthewire, etc.
  • Experience with cyber-security and programming.
  • Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
  • Ability to quickly assimilate new information with technical acumen.
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop documentation and explain technical details in a concise manner.

About the job

We are seeking a highly technical, self-driven, and motivated Incident Response Leader. In this role, you will use your deep understanding of both existing and emerging threat actors, experience identifying rapidly changing tools, tactics and procedures of attackers, and strong computer forensics response knowledge and skills. You will be able to see the big picture, understand evolving attacker behavior and motivations, participate and manage large client-facing projects, and train and lead other security consultants.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $211,000-$297,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Lead large, client-facing incident response engagements, examine cloud, endpoint, and network-based sources of evidence.
  • Collaborate with internal and customer teams to investigate and contain incidents.
  • Recognize and codify attacker Tools, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations.
  • Oversee host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations. Enhance Mandiant’s incident response methodologies, processes, and capabilities.
  • Communicate and discuss findings and strategy with internal and external stakeholders including leadership, technical team members, client executives, boards of directors, and legal counsel.