Principal Incident Response Consultant

Principal Incident Response Consultant 3026

• Hourly pay: $125 to $145/hr
• Worksite: Leading music streaming company (Remote, Open to candidates located in the United States)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 6 Month Assignment

A leading music streaming company seeks a Principal Incident Response Consultant to guide complex investigations and drive critical security operations.

Principal Incident Response Consultant Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and primary escalation point for the Security Operations Center, directing major incident response activities and making critical severity and escalation decisions.
• Lead incident investigations from initial triage through containment, remediation, and root cause analysis while mentoring analysts and incident responders.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with enterprise security, threat intelligence, and other technical teams to ensure effective response during multi-team security incidents.
• Identify operational gaps, process improvements, and coverage risks, providing recommendations to strengthen security operations and incident response capabilities.
• Utilize SIEM, EDR, and case management platforms to manage investigations, support threat detection, and maintain efficient security operations.

Principal Incident Response Consultant Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in incident response or security operations, including leading complex security investigations and acting as a technical decision‑maker during live incidents.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, and security case management tools, with strong expertise in incident triage, escalation, and response coordination.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Shift

• Shift times and schedules are subject to change based on operational needs.
• Available to start within 1 to 2 weeks.