Incident Response Analyst

Airbus; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Newport is seeking a security professional to join its SOC. You will investigate alerts, coordinate incident response, and work within a hybrid environment to protect the organisation.

The role emphasises forensics, threat detection and automation, with opportunities for international collaboration and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience handling security incidents in a SOC/CSIRT environment.
• Ability to perform host forensic analysis and reverse engineering.
• Proven track record in threat detection and automated incident response.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage security incidents end-to-end.
• Provide on-call incident response support and forensic analysis.
• Industrialise security tooling and develop new detection use cases.
• Design and coordinate incident response processes for Level 1/2.
• Drive improvements in threat detection and response capabilities.

Skills

SOC operations

Forensic analysis

Threat detection

Incident response

Security tooling

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Reverse engineering tools

Job description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must have or be able to obtain SC Security Clearance

LOCATION

Newport (with some hybrid working available subject to our Hybrid Working Policy)

TYPE

Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)

Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme

Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• 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.
• Drive the continuous improvement of threat detection and response capabilities while supporting the SOC in its daily operations.
• Execute dedicated projects and tasks associated with advanced security monitoring, detection, and automated incident response workflows.

ABOUT YOU

• 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 industry certifications such as GIAC.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Company

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Cyber Security

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.