Incident Response Analyst - CSIRT, Hybrid, SC Clearance

Airbus S.A.S.; West Tytherley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Pension scheme

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a passionate Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC service delivery, and drive automation to enhance threat detection.

You will work on designing robust incident response processes and contribute to the industrialisation of SIEM/EDR tooling, with international alignment and on‑call rotations as part of a high‑tech security team.

Qualifications

• Experience managing security incidents, monitoring SOC alerts, and using advanced security tooling in a technical SOC/CSIRT environment.
• Experience performing host forensic analysis and reverse‑engineering to support incident response.
• Experience designing and improving security processes, threat detection use cases, and automated response capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, performing follow‑up analysis to secure the business.
• Support incident response in crisis mode as part of the on‑call crisis team, performing host forensic analysis and reverse‑engineering.
• Industrialise security tooling (SIEM, EDR), network and host analysis, and development of new detection use cases.
• Design, implement, and coordinate robust incident response processes for SOC Level 1 and 2, ensuring international alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement of threat detection and response capabilities while supporting SOC daily operations.
• Execute projects related to advanced security monitoring, detection, and automated incident response workflows.

Skills

Incident response

SOC tooling

Forensic analysis

Reverse engineering

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a passionate Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC service delivery, and drive automation to enhance threat detection.

You will work on designing robust incident response processes and contribute to the industrialisation of SIEM/EDR tooling, with international alignment and on‑call rotations as part of a high‑tech security team.