Lead Cyber Defense and Incident Response Strategist

Liberty Global; Newbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global telecommunications provider is seeking a Senior Security Specialist to enhance its operational security management. You will guide a team in cyber incident investigations and lead threat mitigation strategies. The ideal candidate has extensive knowledge of security technologies and proven experience in managing cyber incidents. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and a range of benefits including health coverage and professional development resources.

Benefits

Competitive salary + Bonus

25 days annual leave with the option to purchase more

Wellbeing and mental health benefits

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Access to online learning platform

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing and responding to cyber incidents.
• Deep understanding of security technology and penetration testing.
• In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of security analysts and provide guidance.
• Handle cyber incident investigations and responses.
• Develop security use cases and methodologies.

Skills

Managing and investigating cyber incidents

Co-ordinating cross-organisational responses

Technical security systems knowledge

Splunk queries and dashboarding

Cyber Security Methodologies

Identifying patterns in data

Firewall and IDS knowledge

IT systems understanding

SIEM architecture knowledge

DFIR toolset knowledge

Education

Global Information Assurance Certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCIA)

Tools

Splunk

Hadoop

Elastic

Kibana

TCPDump

WireShark

Job description

A leading global telecommunications provider is seeking a Senior Security Specialist to enhance its operational security management. You will guide a team in cyber incident investigations and lead threat mitigation strategies. The ideal candidate has extensive knowledge of security technologies and proven experience in managing cyber incidents. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and a range of benefits including health coverage and professional development resources.