Job description
Your Mission
Are you ready to lead the charge against cybersecurity threats? Join our CERT team as an Incident Response Coordinator and play a pivotal role in safeguarding our clients' digital journey. This strategic position combines leadership, coordination, and proactive planning to ensure swift and effective responses to security incidents.
As an Incident Response Coordinator, you will oversee the execution of incident response plans, manage resources, and guide teams through the lifecycle of cybersecurity incidents. Your expertise will help organizations recover quickly while strengthening their defenses for the future.
You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams of investigators, recovery specialists and behavioral experts during incidents to ensure seamless collaboration as well as overseeing the investigation, containment, and remediation of security breaches while minimizing operational disruptions. You will act as a liaison between clients, senior management, and external parties, providing timely updates on incident progress and resolution.
In quieter times you will analyze post-incident reports to identify lessons learned and implement improvements in response protocols.
You develop and refine incident response strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements, mentor team members and facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance collective expertise.
If you are up to, we would like you to represent Northwave at conferences, industry events, or webinars. Build relationships with potential clients, share thought leadership, and promote Northwave´s capabilities in incident response and cybersecurity solutions.
Your team
Join our dynamic CERT team, skilled Incident Responders, coordinators, and leaders committed to continuous improvement. Collaborate on-site with cross-functional teams, dedicated to resolving client-specific challenges. Share insights and expertise to strengthen our collective capabilities, serving clients across Europe.
What can you expect from us?
Contract
First things first: you will receive a permanent employment contract with 30 days' holiday per year. For your on-call duties you receive an additional allowance as well as for over-time hours during incidents. Apart from incidents, you can organize your own working hours in consultation with your colleagues and customers.
Development
What do you want to achieve and what support do you need? You will receive regular training and support in achieving your professional goals. You can also develop further within Northwave.
Team
It is important to us to respect and value each other - as professionals and as people. The best way to get to know your 275+ colleagues from the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Sweden is to take part in one of our many activities, e.g. a joined trip to the theme park.
Equipment
You will be equipped with a modern MacBook and iPhone. We have height-adjustable desks in our offices and our CEO loves to kit us out with merchandise ;-)
Mobility
In order to be mobile at all times, you will receive either a company car or a BahnCard 100 (also for private use).
what else...
No, the fruit basket in the office is not a benefit for us, but a matter of course - just like coffee, tea and lemonade. Have you ever tried Dutch caramel waffles?
Job requirements
The most important thing for us is that you fit into the team and are keen to help shape and advance Northwave. Of course, we also have a few technical requirements for this position.
Education
For this role you are best equipped with a degreed in computer science, Information Security or a relevant Management degree.
Knowledge and experience
You should come with proven experience in incident response and/or crisis management as well as broad experience in managing large projects and/or teams with the ability to make critical decisions under pressure.
Other strengths
Excellent communication skills to engage with technical teams and executive stakeholders along with strategic thinking to anticipate threats and improve organizational resilience are key factors for this role. Experience speaking at conferences or participating in industry events would definitely be a plus. What we are generally seeking for is a proactive mindset with a passion for business development and networking within the cybersecurity community.
We are looking forward meeting you
I look forward to receiving your application.
If you have any questions, please contact me directly:
katja.hempel@northwave-cybersecurity.com
+49 173 687 2818
Find out more about working at Northwave here:
https://northwave-cybersecurity.com/working-at-northwave
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- Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
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How we hire
Our hiring process is thorough, to ensure we make the right decision and to help you to decide if we're the right fit for you. Depending on the position and general conditions, steps may vary in individual cases - if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Your Application and Screening phase
After submitting your application, you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt from us.
We review your application and give you feedback. This process takes some time but we try to give you feedback as quickly as possible.
First Interview - Getting to know you
In the first online meeting, let our recruiter learn about you and your story to check a potential fit. This is also a chance for you to ask first questions about the role and company.
Second Interview - Learning more about your skills
In this one site meeting, your future Leader takes a deeper dive into your experience and what you could bring to the team. You can expect questions on how knowledgeable you are in the business or technology area. For technical positions, you can expect a technical test. Further, you have the chance to meet the team and ask questions.
Job Offer and Onboarding
Congratulations, you made it to the very last stage! Here we have already decided to make you part of the Northwave team. We are sending you a job offer. We hope you also choose us! If so, Welcome to the Northwave family. We are ready to start with your Onboading!
