Sr Lead, Incident Response engineer

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America, AL
130K-230K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Analytics
The Role
The Sr Lead, Incident Response Engineer will develop and implement incident response strategies, evaluate security risks, and enhance cyber incident response plans. The role involves collaboration across various teams to improve security practices and address modern threats in a highly regulated environment.
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About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

13

The Team:
S&P Ratings Security team focuses on protecting our clients and users from all aspects of modern-day security threats. The mission of our team is to safeguard systems and data by developing innovative solutions to counter the biggest security challenges.   

 

The Impact:

This is a senior lead role with broad experience in incident response and forensics in the areas of application security, cloud security, and security architecture that will work across Security, software development, Data science/LLM, QA, and Operations teams. 

  

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive Incident Response, Forensics, Threat Assessment, and Attack Simulation function.
  • Establish a methodology for evaluating business risks and coordinating risk-based responses based on threat intelligence from the corporate information security team.
  • Create an attack simulation function focused on offensive security assessments, collaborating with engineers and analysts to strengthen security defenses across Ratings systems and software.
  • Ensure cyber security response aligns with compliance requirements for a highly regulated business division.
  • Enhance the division's Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP) to improve communication and coordination with the corporate Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT).
  • Stay up-to-date with evolving security threats and offensive security best practices.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of experience in incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, and/or vulnerability management roles.
  • Expertise in Security Forensic analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in a highly regulated business environment.
  • Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure and cloud-native technologies.
  • Experience with application security assessments, threat assessments, or conducting table-top exercises.
  • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, OWASP SAMM, or BSIMM frameworks.
  • Proficiency in Windows, Linux, and Unix environments.
  • Experience with SAST, DAST, Cloud Security, and/or SCA tools.
  • Relevant industry certifications such as CISM, CSSLP, Security+, etc.
  • Experience working with threat intelligence sources and assessing their impact.

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $230,000.

Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.  This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits that we provide to our employees, please click here.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.


Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership


At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include: 

  • Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

  • Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

  • Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

  • Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

  • Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

  • Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
 

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.  

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
US Candidates Only:  The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdfdescribes discrimination protections under federal law.  Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

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10 - Officials or Managers (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), IFTECH103.2 - Middle Management Tier II (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)

Top Skills

Forensics
Incident Response
The Company
HQ: New York, NY
26,747 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

At S&P Global, we accelerate progress by delivering essential intelligence that unlocks opportunity and fosters growth. For 160 years, our insights and data have helped countries, companies and investors make decisions with conviction. We’re the world’s foremost provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics, data, research, commentary and ESG solution. Our divisions include:

• S&P Global Ratings, which provides credit ratings, research and insights essential to driving growth and transparency.

• S&P Global Market Intelligence, which provides insights into companies, markets and data so that business and financial decisions can be made with conviction.

• S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s largest resource for iconic and innovative indices, which helps investors pinpoint global opportunities.

• S&P Global Platts, which equips customers to identify and seize opportunities in energy and commodities, stimulating business growth and market transparency.

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