Incident Manager

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Incident Response Coordination : The Incident Manager is responsible for coordinating the response to incidents across various teams and departments within the organization. This includes mobilizing resources, establishing communication channels, and orchestrating collaboration to address the incident effectively.
• ● Minimize Impact : The primary purpose of the Incident Manager is to minimize the impact of incidents on the organization's operations, customers, and stakeholders. This involves assessing the severity and urgency of incidents, prioritizing response efforts, and implementing mitigation strategies to limit the impact on business continuity.
• ● Service Restoration : The Incident Manager oversees the process of restoring affected services or systems to normal operation following an incident. This includes identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and verifying that services are functioning as expected before declaring resolution.
• ● Communication and Stakeholder Management : The Incident Manager is responsible for communicating incident status updates, resolution progress, and recovery timelines to stakeholders, including senior management, customers, and regulatory authorities. Effective communication helps manage expectations, build trust, and demonstrate transparency during incident response.
• ● Incident Documentation and Analysis : Another purpose of the Incident Manager role is to ensure thorough documentation of incidents, including incident details, response actions, and lessons learned. This documentation facilitates post-incident analysis, trend identification, and continuous improvement of incident management processes.
• ● Continuous Improvement : The Incident Manager is tasked with identifying opportunities for process improvements and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence of incidents. By analyzing incident trends, identifying underlying causes, and implementing preventive measures, the Incident Manager contributes to the organizations overall resilience and maturity in incident management.
• ● Compliance and Regulatory Requirements : Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies related to incident management is a crucial aspect of the Incident Manager role. This involves adhering to incident response protocols, reporting obligations, and documentation standards mandated by relevant authorities.
• ● Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline is commonly required.
• ● Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• ● Experience in incident management, IT operations, or IT leadership roles.
• ● Proven track record of leading incident response teams, managing complex incidents, and implementing incident management best practices.
• ● Kuala Lumpur/ Cyberjaya