Incident Response & Forensics Analyst — CSIRT/SOC

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is recruiting an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC services, and help industrialise security tooling.

The role focuses on technical incident handling, host forensics, reverse engineering, and developing automated response capabilities within a global, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Security incident management

SOC/CSIRT tooling

Host forensics

Reverse engineering

Threat detection use cases

Automated response

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

GIAC certification

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is recruiting an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC services, and help industrialise security tooling.

The role focuses on technical incident handling, host forensics, reverse engineering, and developing automated response capabilities within a global, hybrid environment.