Incident Response Team Leader

Company Description

At Check Point, what you do matters. Every day, we protect over 100,000 organizations worldwide from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation.

Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they happen.

This is where innovation meets real-world impact. You’ll help customers across industries operate with confidence in a rapidly changing digital world, working alongside smart, curious people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems.

We’re proud to be recognized by TIME, Newsweek, and Forbes for excellence and workplace culture.

What really sets Check Point apart is the opportunity to grow, contribute, and help companies navigate their AI transformation securely.

If you’re excited to work at the forefront of AI-driven security on a global scale, this is the place to do it.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Incident Response Team Leader to lead a team of IR analysts supporting enterprise customers across EMEA. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on cyber incident management, customer engagement, threat containment, and operational excellence.

• Lead and mentor a team of Incident Response analysts during active security incidents
• Serve as the primary customer-facing lead during investigations and crisis situations
• Coordinate incident triage, containment, eradication, and recovery efforts
• Deliver executive-level communications, incident briefings, and post-incident reporting
• Drive operational readiness, process improvement, and collaboration across security teams

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Incident Response, or DFIR
• Strong knowledge of ransomware, cloud, identity, and enterprise attack investigations
• Excellent customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading remote teams in high-pressure environments
• Proficient with EDR, SIEM, threat intelligence, and forensic investigation tools
• GIAC, GCFA, GCIH, CISSP, or similar certifications

Preferred

• Fluent in English
• Experience in consulting or managed security services environments

• Referral Category: Standard Position
• CP Department: Check Point Services
• Office Location: Madrid, Spain
• Career site Category: Services/Support