Director, Cybersecurity Incident Response

Lensa
Chicago, IL

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MongoDB is seeking a Director responsible for leading and developing our Cybersecurity Incident Response Team as part of the MongoDB Security Operations organization.

The Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT) is responsible for security incident management and investigations across the enterprise as well as the production Atlas services.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

  • Effectively manage a global team of senior security analysts and investigators
  • Drive quickly towards clarity in complex and ambiguous situations including customer and employee facing incidents, and sensitive investigations
  • Manage large incidents directly, serving as an incident commander
  • Guide partner teams to strategically enhance our mitigation tools and defense posture based on post-incident analysis
  • Participate in the design and execution of tabletop exercises in order to test our incident response processes and technical decision-making in simulated scenarios

Qualifications

  • 15+ years experience in cybersecurity technical and leadership roles
  • Strong understanding of security incident handling, legal and regulatory requirements
  • Experience using security information management, orchestration and automation tools, forensics tools, and integrating them into automated response processes
  • Ability to navigate complex organizational environments and drive change
  • CISSP or other industry certifications are a plus

Required Skills And Asks

  • Deep understanding of the security industry, best practices, emerging technologies, and leading solutions
  • Demonstrated passion for cybersecurity technology, incident response, and people management
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with a high degree of comfort with varying types of audiences including executive staff
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively to identify value and opportunity in unstructured situations
  • Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of an organization

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB's unified database platform-the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market-helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers-including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups-relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we're powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, ( guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It's what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy ( , we value our employees' wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it's like to work at MongoDB ( , and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Req ID: 1273359541

MongoDB's base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB's total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB's base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$168,000-$330,000 USD

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [email protected]
Posted 2026-03-09

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