Incident Response & Forensics Analyst (Hybrid)

Airbus S.A.S.; Swanage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37 hour week

Hybrid working

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Onsite parking

Job summary

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

Responsibilities include investigating alerts, performing forensic analysis, developing detection use cases, and coordinating incident response across levels 1 and 2 with international alignment.

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.
• Experience of applying cyber security principles in a practical environment, backed by a relevant degree (or equivalent experience) and industry certifications such as GIAC.
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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 incidents management

SOC/CSIRT tooling

Forensic analysis

Threat detection use cases

Incident response automation

Education

Relevant degree

GIAC certification

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 entire lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery with automation to enhance threat detection capabilities.

Responsibilities include investigating alerts, performing forensic analysis, developing detection use cases, and coordinating incident response across levels 1 and 2 with international alignment.