Cyber Incident Response Analyst — Forensics & Threat Intel

Hackajob Ltd; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join the Security and Resilience function. You will respond to cyber security incidents, conduct forensic investigations and provide cyber threat intelligence services.

The role requires hands-on incident handling experience and strong analytical skills. You will act as an escalation point for UK security incidents, analyze events with SIEM/EDR/NDR and support process improvements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with security incident handling.
• Familiarity with computer forensics, incident response and e-discovery tools.
• Strong time management skills with ability to handle a variable workload and tight deadlines.
• Understanding of common protocol behaviours; packet analysis desirable.
• Ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts; strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point for UK security incidents and ensure adherence to incident management requirements.
• Perform in-depth analysis of security events using a range of security tools.
• Support the team in process improvement, detection content tuning and threat analysis.
• Collaborate with Security and Risk colleagues to identify and manage identified risks.

Skills

Incident handling

Threat analysis

Forensic investigation

Tools

SIEM

EDR

NDR

UEBA

Honeypots

Data loss prevention

Log management

Job description

AXA UK is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join the Security and Resilience function. You will respond to cyber security incidents, conduct forensic investigations and provide cyber threat intelligence services.

The role requires hands-on incident handling experience and strong analytical skills. You will act as an escalation point for UK security incidents, analyze events with SIEM/EDR/NDR and support process improvements.