Senior Incident Manager, CSIRT

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About the Role

Join Salesforce's Detection, Analysis and Response (DAR) team as a CSIRT Senior Incident Manager, where you'll play a critical role in protecting one of the world's leading cloud platforms. In this position, you'll act as Incident Commander for high-severity security incidents and Vulnerability Commander for critical vulnerabilities, leading coordinated response efforts across Salesforce's commercial environments.
What You'll Do
 

Incident & Vulnerability Leadership

• Serve as Incident Commander (IC) for high-severity security incidents (Sev 0-2), Customer Owned Security Incidents (COSI) and Vulnerability Commander (VC) for priority vulnerabilities requiring customer action

• Lead response strategy and coordination for diverse critical incidents including supply chain attacks, third-party breaches, connected app compromises, large-scale account takeover campaigns, platform vulnerabilities, and insider threats

• Establish clear command structures, delegate tasks effectively, and oversee technical workstreams including containment, forensics, and remediation

• Ensure timely engagement of stakeholders and maintain accurate, real-time documentation within established SLAs

Training & Preparedness

• Develop and conduct security tabletop exercises and drills to enhance organizational readiness

• Create training programs for incident response teams and identify gaps in current response plans

• Facilitate preparations for future incidents through scenario planning and stakeholder engagement

Process Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement of incident management processes, protocols, and playbooks

• Lead post-incident lessons learned exercises and develop corrective action programs

• Maintain incident response tools, communication channels, and access controls

• Review and optimize response procedures based on operational experience

Strategic Integration & Growth

• Support security integration for newly acquired companies, including security posture assessments and capability evaluations

• Facilitate onboarding tabletop exercises to align acquired organizations with Salesforce incident response processes and expectations

• Collaborate with cross-functional security teams during acquisition integration activities

Global Operations

• Participate in 24/7 global coverage including rotating weekend and holiday on-call responsibilities

• Coordinate seamless handoffs across our three major global regions

• Support business continuity planning to ensure effective operations during disruptions

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Incident Commander with hands-on leadership of complex security incidents

• Deep expertise coordinating responses to critical events such as supply chain attacks, third-party breaches, large-scale campaigns, and platform vulnerabilities

• Demonstrated crisis leadership skills with ability to establish command structures and make critical decisions under pressure

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder management

• Experience developing or managing security programs for organizational preparedness

• Proven ability to work effectively in global 24/7 operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certifications such as GCIH, CISSP, or CISM

• Experience conducting post-mortem exercises and driving process improvements

• Background in vendor management and external security engagements

• Familiarity with M&A security assessments and integration processes

• Experience in highly regulated environments

• Knowledge of security automation and case management tools

Location: Sydney (Office-flex arrangement: 3 days in-office)
This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on global security operations while working with cutting-edge technology and a world-class security team. You'll be at the forefront of protecting customers and their data across Salesforce's ecosystem, while contributing to the company's continued growth.

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