CDC / SOC -Incident Response Analyst Expert - Afternoon Shift (m/f/d)

Schwarz Gruppe; Neckarsulm (Kernstadt); On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail service provider in Germany is seeking an experienced Incident Response Analyst to join its Cyber Defense Center. The ideal candidate must possess over 5 years of experience in incident response and have strong technical expertise in cybersecurity. Responsibilities include coordinating IT security incidents, conducting forensic investigations, and developing detection mechanisms. This role requires fluent communication in both English and German and offers opportunities for continuous professional development in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Incident Response.
• Hands-on experience in security investigations.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, and ITIL.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and communicate IT security incidents.
• Develop mechanisms to detect anomalies and attacks.
• Conduct IT forensic investigations.

Skills

Incident Response

Technical expertise in cyber attack techniques

Analytical skills

Fluent in English and German

Communication skills

Education

University degree in Information Technology or comparable education

Tools

SIEM systems (preferably Splunk)

SOAR tools

EDR solutions

Job description

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Join Schwarz Global Services Barcelona - IT Hub of Europe's Largest Retail Group.
At Schwarz Global Services Barcelona, we provide high value IT services for the entire Schwarz Group, which includes Lidl, Kaufland, Schwarz Produktion, PreZero, Schwarz Digits, STACKIT, and XMCyber.
As part of a top 5 global retail company, we serve 6 billion customers through 13,700 stores in 32 countries, supported by over 575,000 employees.
We are looking for open-minded colleagues with passion for technology, who are willing to find diverse and exciting career opportunities in a dynamic work environment that stands for development and progress.
Elevate your career with us, where development and progress are at the heart of everything we do.

• Coordinate and communicate IT security incidents across teams and countries, managing the incident response process.
• Detect and analyze potential security incidents, ensuring effective containment.
• Reconstruct cyber-attacks and malware, analyze sensitive data, and derive remediation actions.
• Develop mechanisms to detect anomalies and attacks, initiating preventive measures to alert in time.
• Monitor the general threat landscape on the Internet and provide actionable recommendations.
• Advise internal projects on security-related issues.
• Conduct IT forensic investigations.
• Create meaningful reports on IT security incidents.

Your Profile

• Our Cyber Defense Center is fully built and up and running. We are now looking to strengthen the team with an Incident Response expert to cover the weekday afternoon shift. This is a hands-on, experienced technical role focused on advanced incident, and continuous improvement rather than tier-one alert triage.
• You will join a large Cyber Security organization with excellent opportunities for growth, development, and promotion based on performance and training. Continuous learning is essential in this field, and the company supports this with a wide range of education and training options to enhance both soft and hard skills.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Incident Response, leading medium to critical security incident response.
• Hands-on experience in incident response, including triage, containment, remediation, and end-to-end security investigations.
• Experience partnering with Escalation Management, Product Development/Engineering, IT, Legal, Cloud Ops, and wider cybersecurity teams to lead remediation.
• University degree in Information Technology or comparable education.
• Strong English skills, fluent business English (speaking and writing) at advanced level (B2+).
• Further education in IT forensics and security incident management.
• Expert knowledge in SIEM systems (preferably Splunk), SOAR tools, and EDR solutions.
• Strong technical expertise in deployed technologies and cyber attack techniques.
• Knowledge of national and international IT standards and frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST Cyber Security Framework, BSI Grundschutz, ITIL, OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK).
• High communicative and analytical skills, ability to work independently, and strong team spirit.
• Confidence and persuasiveness, with communication skills in both German and English.
• Commitment to continuous education and professional development.
• Would be a plus: Strong digital forensics skills, including analysis, timeline reconstruction, and interpreting artefacts across Windows, macOS, Linux, and cloud environments.
• Would be a plus:Experience in cloud incident response including familiarity with cloud-native logging, identity systems, and investigation techniques.
• Would be a plus:Knowledge of application security, including investigating application-layer attacks, abuse cases, and SaaS-specific threats.
• Working Hours: Afternoon shift (13:45 – 22:00h), from Monday to Friday (no rotation).

We look forward to receiving your application.

CDC / SOC -Incident Response Analyst Expert - Afternoon Shift (m/f/d)