Incident Responder & SOC Automation Lead

Airbus S.A.S.; New Milton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Car leasing scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Newport seeks an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery, focusing on automation and enhanced threat detection.

You will investigate alerts, perform forensic analysis, develop use cases, and help design incident response processes for Level 1 and 2 across regions. A relevant degree or GIAC is preferred with hybrid work options.

Qualifications

• Experience managing security incidents in a technical SOC or CSIRT.
• Experience with host forensic analysis and reverse‑engineering.
• Design or improve security processes and automated responses.
• Solid cyber security principles with a relevant degree or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage full incident lifecycle.
• Support incident response in crisis mode with on‑call team.
• Industrialise security tooling and develop detection use cases.
• Design robust incident response processes for SOC Level 1/2.
• Improve threat detection and response capabilities daily.
• Lead projects on advanced monitoring and automated workflows.

Skills

SOC/CSIRT

Incident management

Forensic analysis

Reverse engineering

Threat detection

Security tooling

Education

Relevant degree

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Threat analysis tools

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Newport seeks an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery, focusing on automation and enhanced threat detection.

You will investigate alerts, perform forensic analysis, develop use cases, and help design incident response processes for Level 1 and 2 across regions. A relevant degree or GIAC is preferred with hybrid work options.