Senior Incident Response Coordinator

Senior Incident Response & Cyber Tabletop Coordinator

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
Duration: 12 Months
Workplace Type: Hybrid (3 days on site)
Accepted Locations: Tempe, AZ San Diego, CA Austin, TX New York City or Fort Mill, SC

Overview

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Incident Response & Cyber Tabletop Coordinator to enhance cybersecurity readiness, incident management processes, and tabletop exercise capabilities. This role is primarily coordination-focused, supporting both real-time incident activity and proactive preparedness initiatives.
Ideal candidates bring a mix of technical cybersecurity experience, strong organizational skills, excellent communication abilities, and comfort coordinating large, cross-functional groups. This position offers meaningful involvement in incident response without requiring overnight on-call responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Incident Response Coordination

• Coordinate real cybersecurity incidents and manage internal response activities.
• Schedule, facilitate, and document incident check-ins.
• Track action items, timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder responsibilities.
• Maintain clear communication across technical teams, leadership, and business units.
• Ensure consistent documentation throughout the incident lifecycle (notes, timelines, decisions).
• Support incident response tools, communication channels, and workflow systems.

Preferred experience indicators:

• Experience working with business units and corporate communications (beyond HR or Legal), demonstrating exposure to large-scale incidents.
• Not seeking a SOC-only background-this role supports enterprise-wide incident activity.

2. Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise Leadership

• Plan, schedule, and facilitate cybersecurity tabletop exercises across technical and business teams.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders, resources, and deliverables.
• Partner with external third-party vendors and facilitators when needed.
• Develop agendas, scenarios, pre-reads, and supporting materials.
• Produce after-action reports, document lessons learned, and track follow-up items.

3. Technical Cybersecurity Expertise

• Use hands-on cybersecurity knowledge to help design realistic and cohesive tabletop exercise scenarios.
• Understand key technical components to craft meaningful and accurate exercise narratives.
• Not looking for candidates whose experience is limited to SOC alert handling.

4. Organizational & Communication Skills

• Navigate multiple moving parts across simultaneous initiatives.
• Maintain strong attention to detail and structured coordination practices.
• Support high-visibility incident and exercise efforts with clarity and precision.

Work Environment & Program Goals

• The organization historically conducted one tabletop exercise per year; the target is now 3-4 per year.
• Large-scale incidents currently lack a dedicated coordinator-this role establishes structured facilitation.
• Long-term plans include building an in-house tabletop design team rather than relying solely on external vendors.

Interview Process

1. Interview with hiring manager
2. Follow-up interview with manager and team members

Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

This position provides meaningful involvement in high-impact security events and preparedness initiatives-without the typical 24/7 on-call burden common in many incident response roles.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Austin, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $73.00 - $76.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Austin,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jan 29, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.