Derek Snow
Cybersecurity Leader | CISSP | CCSP | CISM | PMP | AWS Security | CEH | Agile | CIRT | M.S. in Cybersecurity | Expert in Incident Response and Security Operations
- Role
- Senior Manager, Incident Response & Forensics at Compass
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Snow
I lead high-impact cybersecurity programs in fast-paced, high-stakes environments…
Experience
Senior Manager, Incident Response & Forensics
Jul 2025 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US
Leading Compass\'s Detection and Response team with oversight of incident response, digital forensics, security automation, detection engineering, and threat intelligence programs—protecting employees, VIPs, and agents across the organization. Managing a highly skilled, lean team that takes an AI-first and automation-driven approach to cybersecurity operations. By leveraging cutting-edge AI, machine learning, and automation tools, the team creates high-fidelity detections while minimizing false positives, enabling outsized impact against sophisticated threats. Building the forensics program from the ground up while overseeing threat intelligence operations to proactively identify and mitigate emerging risks. Partnering with executive leadership to align cybersecurity strategy with business objectives and risk tolerance across a high-growth real estate technology platform. Responsible for budget management, strategic roadmaps, vendor negotiations, MSSP oversight, and leading a cross-functional team where members wear multiple hats across detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, and threat intelligence to maximize expertise deployment and operational efficiency.
Education
Washington State University
Bachelor's degree
Western Governors University
Master of Science - MS
University of Washington
Certificate
Skills
- Active Directory
- Windows Server
- Itil V3 Foundations Certified
- Microsoft Office
- Software Installation
- Incident Management
- Coaching
- Computer Repair
- Team Leadership
- Information Technology
- Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Technical Support
- Comptia a+ Certification
- Windows Xp
- Leadership
- Comptia Network+ Certified
- Os X
- Time Management
- Windows 7
- Computer Hardware
- Troubleshooting
- Help Desk Support
- Customer Service
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