Incident Response Consultant

Forensic Focus; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quorum Cyber in the United Kingdom is seeking an Incident Response Consultant to own and drive investigations into cybersecurity incidents, taking responsibility for specific workstreams and coordinating with SOC, MDR and threat intelligence teams.

You will analyse logs, disk images, memory and network traffic, applying host, network and memory forensics across Windows, Linux and macOS and multi‑cloud platforms.

Typical advertised salary ranges from £58,000 to £90,000 (median around £70,000).

Qualifications

• Experience in host, network and memory forensics across Windows, Linux and macOS.
• Knowledge of Microsoft security tooling and telemetry.
• Understanding of evidence handling and chain-of-custody practices.
• Familiarity with threat actor TTPs.

Responsibilities

• Analyse logs, disk images, memory and network traffic to determine attacker actions and impact.
• Liaise with SOC, MDR and threat intel teams throughout the investigation lifecycle.

Skills

Host forensics

Network forensics

Memory forensics

Multi-cloud forensics

Microsoft security tooling

Telemetry

Evidence handling

Chain of custody

Threat actor TTPs

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Azure Sentinel

Job description

# Incident Response Consultant*Quorum Cyber***United Kingdom**Mid · Full-time### The RoleThe consultant supports investigations into cyber security incidents, taking ownership of specific workstreams. Duties include analysing logs, disk images, memory and network traffic to determine attacker actions and impact, while liaising with SOC, MDR and threat intelligence teams throughout the investigation lifecycle.### Skills & ExperienceCandidates need practical experience in host, network and memory forensics across Windows, Linux, macOS and multi-cloud platforms, alongside knowledge of Microsoft security tooling and telemetry. Understanding of evidence handling, chain-of-custody practices and threat actor TTPs is essential.### Who It SuitsThis suits an analyst with solid forensic and incident investigation experience who wants to work within a Microsoft-focused security environment, collaborating closely with SOC and threat intelligence teams while developing skills in AI-assisted investigation workflows.Typical advertised salary forIncident Response roles in United Kingdom:**£58,000–£90,000**(median £70,000 — from33 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Incident Response salaries in United Kingdom →Learn More/Apply