Incident Manager Jobs

Incident Manager jobs are open across technology, financial services, healthcare, and government, from entry-level coordinators to senior and principal levels, with specializations in IT service management, cybersecurity incident response, and major incident coordination. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles79
Top stateTexas
Top employerCVS Health
Top cityAustin, TX
Work type40% Remote
Top industryTechnology

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HUB International
Manager, Security Incident Response
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HUB International
Added 1d ago
Manager, Security Incident Response
HUB International
Chicago, Illinois
Customer Service & Support
Customer Support
IT Support
Technical Program Management
$130k - $150k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Peraton
Incident Manager
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Peraton
Added 2d ago
Incident Manager
Peraton
Portsmouth, Virginia
Business Operations
Customer Service
Customer Success
$51k - $82k/yr
Remote (US)
Master's degree
10,000+

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Pondurance
Manager, Incident Response
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Pondurance
Added 3d ago
Manager, Incident Response
Pondurance
Remote
Business Analyst
Data Analytics
$150k - $175k/yr
Remote (US)
Bachelor's degree in management information systems

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UnitedHealth Group
EOHS Risk Incident Program Manager - Remote
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UnitedHealth Group
Added 4d ago
EOHS Risk Incident Program Manager - Remote
UnitedHealth Group
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Project Management
Quality Assurance & Testing (QA Testing)
Technical Product & Program Management
$92k - $164k/yr
Hybrid
Master of Science
10,000+

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NBCUniversal
Manager, Incident Response
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NBCUniversal
Added 4d ago
Manager, Incident Response
NBCUniversal
New York, New York
Compensation & Benefits
Human Resources
Human Resources (HR) — Generalist
Learning & Development
$160k - $165k/yr
Remote (US)
10,000+

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Incident Manager Job Market

Who's Hiring

CVS Health
CVS Health8 open roles
Amazon
Amazon5 open roles
Anthropic
Anthropic3 open roles

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software13
  • Electronics & Hardware3
  • Retail2
  • Science & Research2
  • E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces2

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in incident manager jobs.

  • 3 or more years of experience managing IT or operational incidents in a production environment
  • ITIL 4 Foundation certification or equivalent service management framework knowledge
  • Proficiency with incident management platforms such as PagerDuty, ServiceNow, or Jira Service Management
  • Strong verbal communication skills for leading war-room bridge calls under pressure
  • Experience writing and presenting post-incident reviews and root cause analyses
  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field

Tips for Your Incident Manager Job Search

Quantify your incident metrics on your resume

Hiring managers want to see mean time to resolve, number of P1 incidents handled per quarter, and uptime improvements. Pull those numbers from post-incident reports or monitoring dashboards before you apply, and place them directly under each role.

Earn an ITIL certification before applying

Most incident manager postings list ITIL 4 Foundation as a minimum requirement. If you don't have it yet, complete the certification before sending applications, since many employers use it as an automatic filter during resume screening.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists incident manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Filter for your primary incident domain

Search separately for cloud incidents, cybersecurity incidents, and service desk escalations. Job titles and required tooling differ significantly between domains, and a tailored resume for each cluster will outperform a single generic one.

Prepare a blameless postmortem as a portfolio piece

Interviewers at technology companies frequently ask you to walk through a real incident you owned end to end. Having a sanitized, written postmortem ready demonstrates structured thinking and communication skills more concretely than verbal answers alone.

Negotiate scope, not just compensation

Before accepting an offer, clarify on-call rotation frequency, escalation authority, and whether you own the postmortem process or hand it off. These factors determine day-to-day workload and career growth far more than title alone.

Incident Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most incident managers?

The companies hiring the most incident managers right now include CVS Health, Amazon, and Anthropic, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Virginia, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in financial services and cloud infrastructure companies with large on-call engineering teams.

How many incident manager jobs are remote?

About 65% of incident manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible operations roles. Positions focused on ITSM process ownership and postmortem facilitation tend to be the most remote-friendly, while roles requiring on-site data center or NOC coordination are more likely to be fully in-person.

How do you become an incident manager?

Start by working in a technical support, NOC, or DevOps role where you respond to production issues alongside senior engineers. Earn an ITIL 4 Foundation certification to demonstrate service management fundamentals. Then move into an incident coordinator or on-call lead role, build a record of running bridge calls and writing postmortems, and use that experience to apply for titled incident manager positions.

Can you get hired as an incident manager with little or no experience?

Yes, but you'll need to demonstrate adjacent experience. Employers hiring junior incident managers typically accept candidates coming from technical support, system administration, or help desk roles who have handled escalations and documented issues. Completing ITIL 4 Foundation and showing hands-on familiarity with a ticketing platform like ServiceNow or Jira will strengthen an application that lacks direct titled experience significantly.

What does the incident manager interview process look like?

Most incident manager hiring processes include an initial recruiter screen, a technical or behavioral interview focused on how you triage and communicate during active incidents, and a scenario-based exercise where you walk through a past major incident from detection to resolution. Some employers add a final panel interview with engineering or operations leadership to assess cross-team collaboration and escalation judgment.

Where can I find and apply to incident manager jobs?

You can find and apply to incident manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level and preferred industry, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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