Join Wiz as a senior Incident Responder to investigate and respond to cloud security incidents and threats.
Posted by employer 3 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 months ago
Last verified on the company career page just now
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Wiz's platform is powered by Google’s Threat Intelligence and Security Operations to enhance threat detection and response.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Incident Responder at Wiz plays a crucial role in investigating cyber-attacks on cloud environments and proactively hunting for threats. This position requires a solid background in cloud security, familiarity with major cloud providers, and strong analytical skills. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience in cybersecurity and a passion for innovative problem-solving. Wiz's dynamic team environment encourages collaboration and creativity, making it a fitting place for those eager to make a significant impact in the evolving security landscape.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 3 months ago — first seen on Joblaze July 2, 2026. Last confirmed on Wiz's careers page October 8, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Wiz: Tel Aviv.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Incident Responder role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, cloud security.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Wiz targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Incident Responder role at Wiz.
From the original posting
Come join the organization that is redefining security for the AI era. As one of the fastest-growing startups ever, we enable teams to secure cloud and AI applications by connecting code, cloud, and runtime into a single shared context. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent. Not to mention, we're now powered by Google, meaning we offer our customers an AI-powered platform that harnesses Google’s Threat Intelligence and Security Operations to better detect, prevent, and respond to threats across all environments, allowing for further innovation.
Minimum Qualifications
- 6 years of experience in cybersecurity, cyber-incident response, and threat hunting.
- Experience with cloud security, including cloud services, Kubernetes, cloud architecture, and major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- In-depth knowledge of OS internals for both Windows and Linux.
- Experience with scripting languages and querying languages.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Passion to solve any problem and to thrive as an independent and innovative Incident Responder.
About the job
Wiz is looking for an experienced Incident Responder to join our IR team. The team will support customers in responding to cloud incidents and proactively hunt for undetected threats. We are seeking an adventurous Incident Responder with a strong cloud security foundation who is adaptable, innovative, and eager to collaborate in building something impactful from the ground up!
Responsibilities
- Investigate real-world cyber-attacks on customers’ cloud environments and cloud workloads, understanding their root causes and the full scope of compromise, leveraging the Wiz platform.
- Perform proactive threat hunting to identify undetected cyber-attacks and cloud threats within customer environments.
- Collaborate with customer teams during engagements to effectively respond to threats.
- Develop and deliver professional engagement reports, including high-level summaries and deep dives into technical findings.
- Develop and document incident response methodologies, best practices, and standard operating procedures tailored to cloud environments and cloud workloads.
- Collaborate with the threat research and engineering groups to refine and enhance incident response detections, tools, and features, based on real-world investigation experiences.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.
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