Incident Response Specialist – CSIRT, Forensics & Automation

Airbus S.A.S.; Cotswold District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit share

Pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax‑free technology scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join the international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery, with a focus on automation to advance threat detection capabilities.

The role involves on‑call crisis support, forensic analysis, and developing new detection use cases while coordinating across global teams. A relevant degree and GIAC certs are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience managing security incidents and monitoring SOC alerts in a technical SOC/CSIRT.
• Experience performing technical host forensic analysis and reverse‑engineering for incident response.
• Experience designing or improving security processes, detection use cases, and automated response capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage full lifecycle of security incidents.
• Provide on‑call incident response support and crisis management.
• Industrialise security tooling, develop new detection use cases and improve automation.
• Design and coordinate incident response processes for SOC Level 1/2 with international alignment.

Skills

SOC incident management

Host forensic analysis

Reverse engineering

Security tooling (SIEM/EDR)

Threat detection development

Incident response processes

Education

Relevant degree

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join the international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery, with a focus on automation to advance threat detection capabilities.

The role involves on‑call crisis support, forensic analysis, and developing new detection use cases while coordinating across global teams. A relevant degree and GIAC certs are valued.