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Senior Incident Response Engineer - Remote

$52 per hour
Temporary

Kforce has a client seeking a remote Senior Incident Response Engineer to support a high-visibility infrastructure team focused on strengthening incident response and operational excellence. This role plays a critical part in managing incidents, driving timely resolution, and communicating directly with executive leadership. Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage incident response efforts, including triage, escalation, and resolution coordination
  • Communicate incident status, business impact, and outcomes to senior leadership, including VP stakeholders
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams using tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and incident management platforms
  • Produce clear, structured executive summaries and final incident reports
  • Ensure reporting includes business impact, root cause, resolution, and recommendations
  • Support and improve post-incident review (PIR) and postmortem processes
  • Drive continuous improvement in incident response and problem management practices
Automation & Process Improvement:
  • Automate prompts to initiate tools such as Microsoft Copilot for recording and transcription at incident start
  • Streamline data extraction processes to support efficient PIR documentation and reporting
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI tools to enhance incident response workflows
  • Extensive experience in senior-level incident management within enterprise environments
  • Strong knowledge of problem records, post-incident reviews (PIR), and postmortems
  • Proficiency with collaboration and incident tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and incident management platforms (OPTIC preferred)
  • Experience using AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, or Claude in operational workflows
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate technical details into business-focused language
  • Proven ability to produce executive-level reporting and communicate with senior stakeholders
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple incidents simultaneously
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Understanding of ITIL frameworks and incident management best practices
  • Experience in large enterprise or infrastructure-focused environments
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret incident data and summarize outcomes

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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