Incident Response and Forensics Senior Associate

About the role

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) seeks a dynamic Incident Response and Forensics Senior Associate to join its Cybersecurity Team in Washington, D.C. This international staff position supports the Bank’s mission to improve lives across Latin America and the Caribbean by protecting its digital assets.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate detection, triage, and escalation of security alerts, ensuring timely response to potential incidents.
• Lead incident response activities with internal teams and managed security service providers, including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Conduct digital forensics and eDiscovery, preserving evidence with proper chain of custody for legal or regulatory use.
• Perform root‑cause and threat analysis, produce detailed incident reports, and recommend preventive measures.
• Maintain compliance with internal policies, regulations, and industry standards throughout investigations.
• Support continuous improvement through tabletop exercises, playbook updates, detection rule enhancements, and staff training.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (or Bachelor’s with extensive experience).
• Minimum 3 years (with Master’s) or 6 years (with Bachelor’s) of progressive experience in cybersecurity, digital forensics, SOC, CERT, or related areas.
• Citizenship of one of the IDB’s 48 member countries.
• Fluency in English; additional official Bank language (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is a plus.

Required skills

• Incident detection, triage and response coordination.
• Digital forensics and evidence handling.
• Threat analysis and root‑cause investigation.
• Experience with security operations centers (SOC) and computer emergency response teams (CERT).
• Knowledge of relevant security standards and regulatory requirements.

What we offer

• Competitive net‑of‑tax salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• 24 days paid leave, personal days, sick leave and gender‑neutral parental leave.
• Health insurance covering medical, dental, vision and prescription drugs.
• Defined‑benefit pension plan.
• Relocation and visa assistance for the employee and eligible dependents.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules, plus access to wellness and development resources.