Senior Cyber Security Incident Response Team; CSIRT Manager

The Challenge

As the manager of the Adobe Incident Response team, you will be at the forefront of Adobe's response against the ever‑evolving landscape of cyber threats. This role is pivotal in ensuring our incident response strategies are effective, robust, and proactive. You will have the opportunity to strengthen our response capabilities, driving continuous improvement, and collaborating across diverse departments to safeguard our platforms and services.

This is an opportunity to lead with innovation, develop innovative defense strategies, and have a significant impact on our security posture.

• Strategic Vision: Partner with security leadership to define and drive the strategic vision, define and implement operational plans, and define success metrics.
• Provide Technical Expertise in Investigations: Lead deep‑div investigations into cyber threats, ensuring that root cause analysis, forensics, and mitigation strategies are thoroughly completed. Guide your team in employing sophisticated tools and techniques to track and resolve investigations.
• Continuous Improvement: Assess incident handling performance, identify potential gaps in detection and response capabilities, and recommend improvements to strengthen Adobe's security posture.
• Mentor and Develop Response Teams: Provide leadership and mentorship, cultivating an environment of continuous improvement, skill development, and technical excellence.
• Connect with Executive Leadership: Regularly update Adobe's senior leaders on the status of major incidents, including analysis of root causes, business impact, and recovery efforts. Ensure clear, concise communication at all levels during and after incidents.

• Strategic Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a minimum of 5 years leading incident response efforts for large, complex organizations.
• Proactive Incident Response Approach: Experience developing and refining incident response strategy, focusing on continuous improvement, using automation and threat intelligence to enhance Adobe's defenses.
• Strong Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical details to technical and non‑technical partners, including executive leadership and legal teams.
• Collaborative Approach: Ability to work seamlessly with multi‑functional teams, including legal, business continuity, communications, and IT, ensuring cohesive incident handling and coordination.

The U.S. pay range for this position is $165,200 -- $337,300 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. In California, the pay range is $232,900 – $337,300. In Washington, the pay range is $207,700 – $300,850.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

California – Fair Chance Ordinances: Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws.

Colorado – Application Window Notice: If this role is open to hiring in Colorado, the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time.

Massachusetts: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.