CSIRT Incident Response Analyst — Automation & Forensics

Airbus S.A.S.; Chale; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Newport is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT. You will manage the complete lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC service delivery, and help drive automation to strengthen threat detection.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role requiring on-call participation, experience with SIEM/EDR, and the ability to collaborate across global teams.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing security incidents in a technical SOC/CSIRT environment.
• Experience performing host forensic analysis and reverse-engineering to support incident response.
• Experience designing or improving security processes and automated response capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage full lifecycle of security incidents.
• Support incident response in crisis mode as part of on-call team.
• Design and coordinate incident response processes for SOC Level 1/2 across teams.
• Drive improvements in threat detection and automated response workflows.

Skills

Security incident management

SOC/CSIRT tooling

Host forensic analysis

Threat detection use cases

Incident response processes

Education

Degree in Cyber Security or related field

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Newport is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT. You will manage the complete lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC service delivery, and help drive automation to strengthen threat detection.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role requiring on-call participation, experience with SIEM/EDR, and the ability to collaborate across global teams.