Incident Response Consultant

Beazley Security; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Lifestyle allowance

Life insurance

Disability cover

Training & conferences

Job summary

Beazley Security is seeking an Incident Response Consultant to help clients respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents while guiding enhancements to their security posture. This role requires expertise in incident response and cybersecurity, plus strong analytical and communication skills.

You will coordinate IR efforts, maintain client contact, and deliver detailed reports with findings and remediation steps.

Qualifications

• Experience in incident response, digital forensics, or related field.
• Industry certifications such as GCFE/GCFA/GCIH/CISSP are desirable.
• Proficiency with IR tools, forensics methodologies, and OS/network concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate incident response efforts for clients.
• Maintain clear communication with clients during engagements.
• Prepare detailed incident reports with findings and remediation strategies.
• Stay updated on threat intelligence and trends.
• Collaborate with security analysts and engineers to improve IR processes.

Skills

Incident response

Digital forensics

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Threat detection

Education

GCFE

GCFA

GCIH

CISSP

Tools

SentinelOne

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Cisco AMP

Axiom

FTK

Volatility

X-Ways

SIEM

EDR

IDS

DLP

grep

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Beazley Security is a global cybersecurity firm committed to helping clients enable advanced cyber defenses that reduce risk with quantifiable results. We’re comprised of top talent from private industry, government, intelligence, and law enforcement who are specialists in threat detection, incident response, digital forensics, offensive security, risk management, and cyber resilience. As a subsidiary of a specialty insurance giant, Beazley Insurance, we’ve been at the forefront of cyber insurance management and breach response activities for business clients in the US, UK, and Europe since 2017. As Beazley Security, the company will have an expanded scope, leveraging nearly two decades of cyber incident experience, a strong services division, and a business strategy focused on growth, to realize our goals and deliver benefits to clients.

As a company, we are committed to upholding our core values of Belonging, Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Curiosity. We believe these values are essential to creating a strong and inclusive workplace culture, as well as to deliver world-class cybersecurity solutions to our clients worldwide. As Beazley Security, these values will continue to thrive, with an extra emphasis on expansion of our capabilities and capacity in helping solve unique client challenges.

Summary

As an Incident Response Consultant at Beazley Security, you will play a critical role in helping our clients respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents while also providing proactive guidance to enhance their overall security posture. This role requires expertise in inc ident response and cybersecurity, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading and coordinating incident response efforts for clients, including identifying, containing, and mitigating security incidents promptly.
• Maintain clear and frequent communication with clients during incident response engagements, serving as a trusted advisor throughout the process.
• Knowledge of enterprise cloud infrastructure (AWS, G-Suite, O365, Azure, etc.)
• Experience in network infrastructure, communication protocols, and network log analysis.
• Knowledge of computer exploitation methodologies.
• Experience in using endpoint detection and response tools such as Sentinel One, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Cisco AMP, or others.
• Experience in using forensic tools such as Axiom, FTK, Volatility, X-Ways, or similar.
• Experience in SIEM, EDR, IDS, and DLP technologies, memory and volatile data analysis.
• Knowledge of Command line tooling (grep, python, PowerShell, etc.)
• Prepare detailed incident reports, including findings, recommendations, and remediation strategies, for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay up to date with the latest threat intelligence and trends to provide timely guidance and recommendations to clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security analysts and engineers, to enhance incident response processes and capabilities.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in incident response, digital forensics, or a related field.
• Industry certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, or CISSP are highly desirable.
• Proficiency in incident response tools and techniques, as well as digital forensic methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of operating systems, networks, and cybersecurity concepts.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• A commitment to continuous learning and staying current with evolving threats and technologies.

Beazley Security Offers

• Fully remote work opportunity.
• Competitive salary with a commission structure.
• Flexible working arrangements to support balance.
• Generous parental leave to support your family.
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind.
• A strong pension scheme to help secure your future.
• A lifestyle allowance to enhance your well-being.
• Life insurance and long-term disability coverage for added security.
• Opportunities to grow through career advancement and ongoing training.
• Access to industry conferences and events for professional development.