Whoop
Incident Response Lead
$130K–$170K
Boston, MA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in incident response, digital forensics, threat detection, or SOC operations.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant certifications (GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, or equivalent).
- Visa sponsorship
- Participates in E-Verify to determine employment eligibility.
About the job
Leads hands-on security incident response, coordinating investigations, containment, remediation, and preparedness across WHOOP’s enterprise.
What you'll do
- Act as incident commander and primary internal escalation point, partnering with the SOC and cross-functional teams to investigate and contain threats.
- Improve response readiness through playbooks, tabletop exercises, post-incident reviews, and root cause analysis.
- Track incident metrics and strengthen detection and response capabilities across security systems.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in incident response, digital forensics, threat detection, or SOC operations.
- Experience leading investigations in complex cloud-native environments and conducting host, cloud, and log-based investigations.
- Hands-on expertise with SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and cloud security monitoring; experience with external SOC or MDR providers.
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant certifications (GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, or equivalent).
Pay
$130,000 - $170,000 USD base salary
Tools
SIEM, EDR, MITRE ATT&CK, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI
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