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Incident Response Manager

Also known as: IR Manager, Security Incident Commander, Cyber Incident Lead, CSIRT Manager

AI Impact Score

43/100

AI is accelerating the triage and investigation phases of incident response — automated alert correlation, threat intelligence enrichment, and SOAR playbook execution are handling high-volume, lower-complexity incidents. Incident Response Managers who focus on complex breach management, cross-functional coordination, and executive communication are increasingly valued as AI handles the volume and humans handle the complexity.

$100k – $180k

Salary Range

booming

Growth Outlook

14,000

Total Jobs (US)

+30%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (4)

Routine alert triage and initial enrichmentStandard IOC lookup and threat intelligence aggregationBasic incident ticket creation and classificationRepetitive containment actions for known malware families

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

AI-assisted incident timeline reconstruction and correlationAutomated playbook execution via SOAR platformsAI-powered threat actor attribution from TTPsReal-time executive communication drafting during incidents

Human-Safe Tasks (5)

Major breach incident command and coordinationCross-functional stakeholder management during crisesNovel attack investigation requiring creative analysisPost-incident executive briefing and board communicationRegulatory and law enforcement coordination

Current Skills

Incident Response Frameworks (NIST SP 800-61, SANS PICERL)SOAR Platforms (Palo Alto XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, Microsoft Sentinel)Digital Forensics FundamentalsThreat Intelligence Integration (MISP, OpenCTI, commercial TI)Crisis Communication and Stakeholder Management

Future-Proof Skills

AI-Augmented Incident ResponseRansomware Negotiation and Recovery CoordinationCloud Incident Response (AWS, Azure, GCP forensics)Supply Chain Incident ResponseOT/ICS Incident Response