Cyber Security Engineer — Incident Response & Forensics

CodeGeniusRecruit; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeGeniusRecruit seeks an experienced security engineer or CISO to design cybersecurity scenarios spanning SOC monitoring, incident response, and forensics, and to build tasks across security operations, threat detection, and vulnerability testing.

The role requires fluency with SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and vulnerability scanners, plus deep knowledge of standards such as NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2. A professional credential (CISSP/CISM) is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have strong domain experience as a security engineer or CISO.
• Direct ownership of incident response programs or security architecture.
• Fluency in security tooling and regulatory frameworks.
• Professional credentials (CISSP, CISM, or equivalent) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Construct cybersecurity scenarios spanning SOC monitoring, incident response, and forensics.
• Build tasks across security operations, threat detection, and vulnerability testing.
• Develop scenarios involving SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and vulnerability scanners.
• Apply cybersecurity methodologies to standards like NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic security judgment from generic textbook recall.

Skills

Security engineering

CISO experience

Incident response ownership

Security architecture

Regulatory frameworks

Threat landscape awareness

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR tools

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

CodeGeniusRecruit seeks an experienced security engineer or CISO to design cybersecurity scenarios spanning SOC monitoring, incident response, and forensics, and to build tasks across security operations, threat detection, and vulnerability testing.

The role requires fluency with SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and vulnerability scanners, plus deep knowledge of standards such as NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2. A professional credential (CISSP/CISM) is strongly preferred.