Threat Detection & Response Manager
Listed on 2026-02-07
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, IT Consultant
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Technology Enterprise Strategy & Security
Job Sub FunctionSecurity & Controls
Job CategoryScientific/Technology
All Job Posting LocationsCambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America;
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America;
Houston, Texas, United States of America;
Irvine, California, United States of America;
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America;
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America;
Tampa, Florida, United States of America;
Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Threat Detection & Incident Response Manager to join our global efforts in enhancing our cybersecurity posture through innovative services and technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, extensive experience in cyber defense technologies, and the ability to drive strategic initiatives in a fast-paced environment. The primary responsibility is to investigate and respond to business impacting IT Security incidents ensuring timely and accurate incident validation, containment, and recovery.
This position will be based in Raritan, NJ or fully remote in the U.S.
This role will interface with many stakeholders inside and outside of ISRM to ensure alignment and readiness to respond to IT Security incidents, evaluate tools and procedures, and provide guidance and direction as a top subject matter expert on digital forensics and incident response to the rest of the incident response team.
Responsibilities- Digital Forensics and Incident Response. Perform active investigation and response to IT security alerts and incidents. Perform root cause analysis and remediation of material security risks.
- Major Incident Response. Support major incident response activities as either an individual contributor (performing digital forensics and incident response) or response commander (performing overall leadership and management of the major incident). Engage various stakeholders inside and outside of IT/Security, and provide status updates to leadership. Participate in on-call rotation to receive and review incident escalations ahead of major incident response team activation.
- Evaluate and implement enhancements to tooling, documentation/runbooks, detection logic, and/or implement proactive improvements to prevent or detect future incidents.
- Team Development. Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Tool Evaluation and Selection. Evaluate and recommend cybersecurity tools and technologies that enhance response capabilities.
- Risk Management. Identify potential risks and vulnerabilities in systems and processes and coordinate mitigation of them.
- Threat Intelligence and Analysis. Utilize threat intelligence to inform response efforts and to bolster proactive defense measures.
Education:
- A bachelor s degree or equivalent experience required.
Required Experience & Skills
- 8 years’ experience in digital forensics and incident.
- Digital forensics tools and techniques.
- Incident response including major incident response leadership.
- Technical writing and communication.
- Cyber defense frameworks (NIST, ISO, CIS).
- SIEM tools (Splunk, Sentinel).
- Programming or scripting (PHP, Python, Java script).
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Required SkillsPreferred
Skills:
Business Process Design, Crisis Management, Critical Thinking, Information Security Auditing, Information Security Management System (ISMS), Information Technology (IT) Security Assessments, Information Technology Strategies, Mentorship, Organizing, Presentation Design, Process Optimization, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Security Architecture Design, Security…
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