LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a strategic and hands-on Associate Director of Cybersecurity Incident Response to lead our cybersecurity operations and strengthen our threat detection and incident response capabilities. This role is ideal for a technically proficient and people-oriented leader with expertise in threat hunting, incident resolution, and security infrastructure optimization.

This is a On-Site role 5 days a week. Position will be located within Alameda County.

**Employer is not able to support in visa transfer or sponsorship at this time or C2C.**

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the organization’s incident response and threat detection programs.
• Optimize security operations tools, including SIEM, SOAR, XDR, and case management platforms.
• Develop and implement playbooks and runbooks to streamline threat response.
• Manage purple team exercises with third-party partners to validate and improve processes.
• Collaborate with IT leadership and product teams to strengthen cybersecurity posture.
• Promote security awareness and best practices across the organization.
• Monitor emerging threats and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Lead and mentor a team of security professionals and manage external vendors.
• Define and report on key operational and threat detection metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree and 9+ years, or PhD and 5+ years of experience.
• Professional certifications in at least one or more; such as CISSP, CSSP, CCSP, or CISM required.
• Hands on incident response e experience required.
• Proven leadership in SOC with deep technical knowledge.
• 2+ years of Leadership experience (Managerial, Supervisory/Lead, or Mentorship).
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, XDR threat intelligence, phishing simulations, and automation tools.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.
• Scripting knowledge (Python, PowerShell) and cloud security knowledge are highly desirable.

Salary Expectations and Benefits

• 200,000 - 250,000 + 15% Bonus and RSUs
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement + College Savings Plan
• other perks!