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Incident Response (IR) Lead @ Launch IT India

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Job Description

Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch.


Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced Incident Response (IR) Lead for one of our internal projects. Act as initial Incident Commander, executing the IR lifecycle in real time and elevating organizational readiness through simulations and targeted trainingall from an offshore location with reliable oncall coverage.

Role: Incident Response (IR) Lead

Location: Hyderabad

Years of experience: 8+ Years

Shift: 5:30 PM to 2:30 AM


Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead triage bridges, coordinate containment, ensure evidence integrity.
  • Perform forensic analysis and threat hunting across EDR/XDR and OT telemetry.
  • Design & facilitate simulations (tabletop, red/purple team) across time zones.
  • Develop and deliver IR training modules for engineering and executives.
  • Refine runbooks based on incident lessonslearned.
  • Report metrics (MTTD, MTTR, drill performance) to ELT and Cyber Security Steer Cos.

Mandatory Skills:

  • 5+ years handson IR/SOC or digital forensics; prior incidentcommand experience.
  • Expertise with Jira/Confluence, Sentinel One, CrowdStrike, AWS/Azure/GCP cloud environments.
  • Demonstrated experience running simulations in distributed environments.
  • Fluent English communication (CEFR C1/C2); strong incident bridge leadership.
  • Comfort working overnight/weekend shifts as part of followthesun model.

We are Navigators in the Age of Transformation:

We use sophisticated technology to transform clients into the digital age, but our top priority is our positive impact on human experience. We ease anxiety and fear around digital transformation and replace it with opportunity. Launch IT is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Launch IT is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

Job Classification

Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: IT & Information Security
Role Category: IT Security
Role: IT Security - Other
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Launch IT India
Location(s): Hyderabad

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Keyskills:   Incident Response Sentinel Crowdstrike Cloud incident command Confluence SOC Digital Forensics JIRA

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