CSIRT Incident Response Specialist

Airbus S.A.S.; Bramdean; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Newport is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT. The role is highly technical, hands-on, and focuses on managing the full lifecycle of security incidents while supporting SOC service delivery.

You will contribute to industrialising security tooling, developing new detection use cases, and coordinating incident response processes across SOC levels with on-call crisis support. A relevant degree and GIAC certification are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience managing security incidents in a technical SOC/CSIRT.
• Experience performing host forensic analysis and reverse engineering.
• Experience designing or improving security processes and automation.
• Degree or equivalent experience with industry certifications such as GIAC.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage full lifecycle of security incidents.
• Support incident response in crisis mode as part of the on‑call crisis team.
• Industrialise security tooling (SIEM, EDR) and develop new detection use cases.
• Design, implement and coordinate incident response processes for SOC Level 1 and Level 2.
• Drive continuous improvement of threat detection and response capabilities.
• Execute projects on advanced security monitoring and automated incident response workflows.

Skills

Incident response

SOC/CSIRT

Forensic analysis

Threat detection

Automation tooling

Crisis management

Security processes

Education

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Reverse engineering

Threat hunting tools

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Newport is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT. The role is highly technical, hands-on, and focuses on managing the full lifecycle of security incidents while supporting SOC service delivery.

You will contribute to industrialising security tooling, developing new detection use cases, and coordinating incident response processes across SOC levels with on-call crisis support. A relevant degree and GIAC certification are highly valued.