Hybrid Incident Response Analyst (SC Cleared)

2855 AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension plan

Hybrid working

Onsite parking

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Newport is seeking a Security Incident Response professional to manage SOC alerts, perform host forensic analysis, and help automate detection and response capabilities. The role requires SC clearance or the ability to obtain it, and offers a hybrid working arrangement.

You will join a team responsible for safeguarding critical systems across international operations, applying practical cyber security principles and evolving incident response processes.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing security incidents, monitoring SOC alerts, and utilising advanced security tooling within a highly technical SOC or CSIRT environment.
• Experience of performing technical host forensic analysis and reverse-engineering to support complex incident response activities.
• Experience of designing, industrialising, or improving security processes, threat detection use cases, and automated response capabilities.
• Experience of applying cyber security principles in a practical environment, backed by a relevant degree (or equivalent experience) and GIAC.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, performing comprehensive follow-up analysis to secure the business.
• Support incident response in crisis mode as part of the on-call crisis team, executing technical host forensic analysis and reverse-engineering.
• Contribute to the industrialisation of security tooling (SIEM, EDR), network and host analysis, and the development of new detection use cases.
• Design, implement, and coordinate robust incident response processes for SOC Level 1 and Level 2, ensuring seamless international alignment.

Skills

Security incident management

SOC/CSIRT experience

Threat detection

Incident response planning

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Forensic analysis tools

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Newport is seeking a Security Incident Response professional to manage SOC alerts, perform host forensic analysis, and help automate detection and response capabilities. The role requires SC clearance or the ability to obtain it, and offers a hybrid working arrangement.

You will join a team responsible for safeguarding critical systems across international operations, applying practical cyber security principles and evolving incident response processes.