Conversant Group is hiring a
Director Ransomware Incident Response

Summary

The job is for a Director of Ransomware Incident Response at Conversant Group, a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm that provides post-incident disaster recovery services. The role involves leading teams in responding to ransomware attacks and restoring IT operations for victims.

Requirements

• At least 10 years in IT infrastructure engineering and leadership
• Recent experience in leading engineering teams in complex, high stakes engagements
• Managed Services experience and/or incident response restoration both pluses (not required)
• Deep technical acumen and ability to organize/execute complex missions
• 7+ Years of relevant IT infrastructure engineering experience including endpoint security controls, perimeter firewalls, Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, and Windows Server operating systems
• Ability to respond to inquiries and work beyond normal business hours, provide management to engineering teams of up to 24 in team size
• Excellent analytical, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, train, evaluate and direct work of less experienced staff
• Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills, including strong relationship building skills
• Ability to form relationships across all levels of the company while modeling Conversant’s culture and values
• Bachelors or Associate degree in Information Technology, Business, Operations, or relevant field experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Help lead engagement scoping, engaging with victims of ransomware and forensic partners, as well as internal subject matter experts to understand inbound opportunities and help engage the appropriate engineering team members
• Manage workload distribution and team member utilization across multiple incident response engagements
• Provide hands-on executive leadership to teams of engineers who are executing the mission to minimize the impact of a ransomware attack
• Drive the development, training and updating of runbooks across a wide range of infrastructure and applications for delivery of both cloud restorations and on-premises
• Build, manage, and continually evolve team structure to maximize scale, knowledge, opportunity, delivery excellence to customers, and profitability to Fenix24
• Support operational teams to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and value, team member engagement, retention, growth, and profitability
• Function as a client and counsel escalation point to address any roadblocks, communication, or other issues as they arise
• Participate and partner with sales by engaging with clients in pursuit of opportunities

Benefits

• Internal and external learning & development opportunities, including career advancement
• Competitive compensation & benefits
• Scheduled & flexible PTO programs
• Fully remote work options
• Family friendly programs
• Care packages
• Regular team building events