Incident Response Lead

The Biden For President Campaign is seeking an Incident Response Lead to manage and coordinate the incident response process, further evolving our incident response plans, conducting risk assessments, establishing procedures, leading workstreams, and ensuring timely and effective resolution of any incidents. You will also act as incident commander, collaborating with various internal stakeholders, performing post-incident analysis and reporting, and making continuous improvements to the campaign’s security incident response plan.

The Incident Response Lead will work on the Security team which is responsible for ensuring consistent evaluation and improvement of our cybersecurity posture across the organization and broader ecosystem. More broadly, the IT & Security department is responsible for standing up and maintaining a robust technology infrastructure while safeguarding our valuable information assets.  We are looking for candidates with a variety of backgrounds and experience, and are dedicated to building a team that looks like America.

• IR Planning - Evaluating and enhancing campaign incident response plans, security policies, and training procedures for security incidents
• Conducting assessments - Performing cyber security risk assessments and security audits
• Establishing procedures - Developing clear protocols for incident detection, response, and resolution
• Leading the response - Coordinating and directing all aspects of the incident response effort, including identification, containment, and eradication
• Collaborating with stakeholders - Working with internal stakeholders and developing communication and escalation channels as needed
• Analyzing and reporting - Performing post-incident analysis and reporting, and making improvements to the security incident response function

• 3-5 years experience in leading Security Incident Response 
• Existing experience with log analysis (e.g. first or third party applications, system / data access, event logs), network security, digital forensics, and incident response investigations
• Hands-on experience in analyzing and responding to security events, such as conducting log analysis, developing queries and analytics, troubleshooting security issues, and correlating complex data sets.
• Proficiency with developing and using novel analytical methods to automate response processes

Biden for President requires all employees to be "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law. If you seek a reasonable accommodation in relation to the campaign's COVID-19 policy, you should speak to the HR Department prior to reporting to an office location.

Biden for President is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The campaign is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The campaign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The campaign will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

All information provided to Biden for President must be accurate and truthful. In the event that any information on your resume or related materials are found to be untruthful, the campaign reserves the right to disregard applications or take immediate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, and also reserves the right to take legal action for related damages.

Accessibility Note: We invite all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. If you require any accommodation in the application process, you may request a reasonable accommodation.

Biden for President believes in the importance of privacy for all individuals and is committed to handling personal data responsibly and securely. This means being thoughtful about the data you share with us, how we use it, and how we protect it.

This position is CWG bargaining unit eligible.