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Sr Incident Commander

Adobe
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Mar 2026
💰 $261,450/yr($144,800/yr$261,450/yr)

About the role

The Challenge   

Join the Adobe Cyber Defense Center as a Senior Incident Response Commander. With your extensive experience in incident response, digital forensics, investigative skills, and process improvement, you'll play a critical role in minimizing damage, protecting sensitive data, and ensuring business continuity. You'll manage and investigate complex incidents, drive investigations to successful conclusions, and enhance our processes. Collaborate with senior staff to execute strategies and elevate our Incident Response program. Are you ready to leverage your expertise and make a significant impact?  

 

What You Will Do 

  • Lead Incident Response: Direct end-to-end response activities, ensuring alignment with partners and timely resolution. 

  • Investigate & Analyze: Examine data from active and historical cases to uncover attack vectors, root causes, and emerging threats. Lead investigations to drive actionable findings and inform response strategies. 

  • Report & Communicate: Deliver clear, actionable reports and updates to leadership and technical teams. 

  • Provide Technical Expertise: Guide team members, fix complex issues, and produce technical documentation.  

  • Drive Continuous Improvement: Conduct post-incident reviews and implement lessons learned. 

  • Educate & Present: Develop training and present findings to technical and non-technical audiences. 

  • Improve Processes: Develop and refine incident response workflows, metrics, and documentation. 

  • Stay Ahead of Threats: Monitor evolving attack techniques and integrate threat intelligence into response strategies. 

    What You Need to Succeed 

    • Experience: 8+ years managing full incident response lifecycle at scale, including digital forensics and network analysis at scale to include cloud environments.  

    • Technical Depth: Strong knowledge of threat intel, malware analysis, EDR tools, and OS-level forensics. Scripting or reverse engineering is a plus. 

    • Investigative Skills: Demonstrable ability in resolving complex cases; law enforcement or government experience is a bonus. 

    • Analytical & Communication Skills: Comfortable analyzing large datasets under pressure and presenting findings clearly. 

    • Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with frameworks like FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS. 

    • Collaborative Approach: Thrive in multi-functional environments and foster team growth.  

      Why Join Us?  

      • Innovation: Be part of a team that fosters a culture of experimentation, innovation, and continuous learning.  

      • Impact: Play a key role in safeguarding our enterprise from advanced cyber threats and improving our overall security posture.  

      • Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development through challenging projects and ongoing training.  

      • Collaboration: Work in a collaborative environment that values relationships and teamwork. 

      About Adobe

      Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

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