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RELX
Raleigh, NC; USA - Raleigh, NC (RDU)
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Principal Incident Response Lead
J ob Profile Summary
The Principal Incident Response Lead position provides strategic and tactical leadership for enterprise incident response across a complex hybrid environment. This role serves as the senior incident commander and technical authority for high-severity security events, providing executive-ready decision support based on evolving threats, attack techniques, and advances in technology.
The position supports the Information Security department’s goals and objectives by leading escalations, guiding containment and recovery actions, and driving measurable improvements to response readiness and detection effectiveness. This role requires deep expertise in leading complex incident response efforts across hybrid environments and advancing cloud-native detection and monitoring capabilities, particularly within AWS.
The role also owns the incident response program’s readiness lifecycle—including tabletops, cyber range exercises, and after-action governance—to ensure continuous improvement and operational resilience.
Job Description
BASIC FUNCTIONS: This position will provide strategic and tactical incident response leadership, providing management with insight and input into overall security operations decisions based on advances in technology and the evolving threat landscape. The position supports the Information Security department’s goals and objectives by leading escalations and coordinating response activities across multiple technical teams, ensuring consistent execution of triage, containment, eradication, and recovery.
This position serves as the senior incident commander, establishes and maintains incident response readiness (playbooks, communications patterns, exercises), and drives detection and response improvements through lessons learned and measurable program outcomes.


U.S. National Base Pay Range: $104,900 - $174,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.



This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.





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