🇺🇸Incident response jobs in Washington, DC
73 open roles mentioning Incident response in Washington, DC as of Nov 15, 2026. Charles River Associates, SpaceX, Anthropic, Okta and Twenty have the most. 3 are remote and the median advertised salary is $182K.
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- Government Cloud Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KTerraformAzureLinux
- Sr. Security Analyst, Third Party Risk ManagementxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$132K - $228KSeniorGCPAzureLLM
- IAM EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Insider Threat DirectorTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA; Washing…$190K - $280KLead and aboveMachine LearningSecurity clearanceCISSP
- Team Leader, Engineering - Financial ConnectionsRocket Money · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.…—RemoteTypeScriptReactPostgreSQL
- Splunk EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$135K - $160KPythonMachine LearningLinux
- Sr. Counsel, ProductDatabricks · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; New York…$220K - $336KSeniorIncident responseFedRAMPBar admission
- Senior IT Network EngineerSpire · 🇺🇸Washington DC—SeniorPythonTerraformAzure
- Executive Director, Security & Classified Operations and Chief Security OfficerRAND · 🇺🇸Santa Monica, CA (Greater Los Angeles Area); Pittsburgh…$273K - $397KLead and aboveLLMAgileSAP
- Incident Manager, SafeguardsAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York Ci…$245K - $285KSQLIncident responseThreat intelligence
- Policy Program Manager, Safeguards RegulatoryAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$245K - $285KIncident responseRegulatory compliance
- Senior/Staff Product Manager, Autonomous Cyber OperationsTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$161K - $389KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceData qualityIncident response
- Staff Product Manager, Data & Platform InfrastructureTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$184K - $389KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceAI agentsData quality
- Classified Systems Administrator, IV (DC)RAND · 🇺🇸Washington, DC (DC Metro Area)$121K - $184KLinuxSecurity clearanceSecurity+
- IT Systems Engineer, Client Platform Engineer, macOSAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Franc…$285K - $325KRemotePythonLLMLinux
- Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$170K - $265KSeniorSecurity clearanceIncident responsePenetration testing
- Application Security Engineer, X MoneyxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KRustPythonLLM
- Staff Enterprise Security EngineerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA; Washington, DC$160K - $235KLead and aboveRustPythonElixir
- Cyber Enablement Lead, GovOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$207K - $230KHybridLead and aboveSecurity clearanceIncident responseThreat modeling
- Staff/Principal Backend Software EngineerTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$192K - $455KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Senior/Staff DevSecOps EngineerTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$159K - $263KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Strategic Delivery Lead, CyberOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$266K - $370KHybridLead and aboveSecurity clearanceOpenAI APIIncident response
- Staff Applied AI EngineerRocket Money · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, NY, R…—RemoteLead and aboveTypeScriptPostgreSQLLLM
- Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$225K - $340KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceIncident responsePenetration testing
- Senior Facility Security Officer (R4917)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA, US—SeniorSecurity clearanceIncident response
- Consulting Associate/Cyber Incident Response eDiscovery (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$100K - $126KExcelIncident responseDigital forensics
- New Graduate Engineer, Security Software (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$130K - $160KJuniorGoPythonC++
- GRC Analyst - Public SectorSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - Washington DC$120K - $145KHybridAWSCISSPCISM
- Staff Systems Development Engineer (GovOps)Databricks · 🇺🇸McLean, Virginia$153K - $211KLead and aboveGoPythonJava
- Senior Support Engineer (GovOps)Databricks · 🇺🇸McLean, Virginia$130K - $179KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Principal Data & AI Governance ArchitectKapitus · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$118K - $189KLead and aboveMachine LearningdbtSnowflake
- Security Software Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$130K - $160KGoPythonC++
- Senior Special Programs Security Manager (CSSO/CPSO)OpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$158K - $225KHybridSeniorSAPIncident responseSSO
- Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, GovernmentOpenAI · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$211K - $335KHybridGoPythonTypeScript
- (2028 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Cyber and Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/Associate Intern (Summer 2027)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…—InternPythonSQLC#
- Software Engineer, InfrastructureMetron · 🇺🇸Reston, VA—RustTypeScriptReact
- Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (Auth0)Okta · 🇺🇸New York, New York; Washington, DC$187K - $257KGoPythonTerraform
- Senior Counsel, Cyber Security and Incident ResponseCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ, New York, NY, Washington D.C., Dallas, TX$157K - $245KSeniorCISSPCIPPIncident response
- Product Security Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$130K - $160KGoPythonC++
- Sr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$170K - $265KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Incident Manager - Detection & ResponseAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Was…$290K - $365KIncident response
- Consulting Associate/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$100K - $126KPythonAzureLinux
- Senior Associate/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$130K - $152KSeniorCISSPCISMGIAC
- Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Federal (TS/SCI)Okta · 🇺🇸Maryland; Washington, DC$184K - $253KLead and aboveGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Infrastructure LeadIntelligence Security Laboratories · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.$205K - $375KHybridLead and aboveDockerLinuxCI/CD
- Cloud Cybersecurity AnalystDark Wolf Solutions · 🇺🇸Washington DC Metro Area$100K - $145KGCPAzureAWS
- Staff TDI Site Reliability Engineer, Okta FederalOkta · 🇺🇸Washington, DC · +1 more location$174K - $239KLead and abovePythonTerraformMachine Learning
- Technical Program Manager - SecurityPalantir · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.—Security clearanceIncident responseVulnerability management
- Senior Associate/Cybersecurity Consultant Due Diligence Advisory (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$130K - $152KSeniorAzureAWSPMP
- (2027 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Cyber & Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/AssociateCharles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$92K - $100KPythonSQLC#
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Who is hiring for Incident response roles in Washington, DC
What Incident response roles in Washington, DC pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $152K | 27 |
| Senior | $182K | 15 |
| Lead and above | $218K | 18 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Incident response jobs in Washington, DC
- How many Incident response jobs in Washington, DC are open right now?
- There are 73 open Incident response jobs in Washington, DC at 24 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 2 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Incident response jobs in Washington, DC?
- Right now the most openings are at Charles River Associates (11), SpaceX (7), Anthropic (6), Twenty (6) and Okta (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Incident response jobs in Washington, DC?
- 3 of the 73 open Incident response jobs in Washington, DC (4%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Incident response jobs in Washington, DC pay?
- The median advertised salary is $182K, based on 63 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $145K and $235K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Incident response jobs in Washington, DC?
- 4 of the 73 open Incident response jobs in Washington, DC (5%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 50 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 24 companies are hiring and 2 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Incident response jobs in Washington, DC?
- 17 of the 73 open Incident response jobs in Washington, DC (23%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 73 such roles today at 24 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Incident response jobs in Washington, DC ask for?
- Most often Incident response (100%), Security clearance (53%), Python (45%), AWS (38%), Azure (25%) of the 73 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Incident response jobs in Washington, DC?
- Incident Manager (2), Staff TDI Site Reliability Engineer (2), Security Engineer (2), Defensive Security Analyst (2): the most common titles among the 73 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Incident response jobs in Washington, DC in demand in 2026?
- 73 Incident response jobs in Washington, DC are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 24 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 2 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $182K. 3 (4%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Incident response jobs in Washington, DC?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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