Principal Incident Response & Digital Forensics Consultant

Palo Alto Networks

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits wellbeing spending account
Mental and financial health resources
Personalized learning opportunities

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements and provide expert guidance. This role requires substantial experience in incident response and digital forensics, along with leadership capabilities. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Join a team dedicated to improving digital security across various industries.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of incident response or digital forensics consulting experience.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing a team.
  • Proficient with host-based forensics and data breach response.

Responsibilities

  • Lead incident response engagements and provide client guidance.
  • Perform reactive incident response functions and host-based analysis.
  • Investigate data breaches using forensic tools.

Skills

Incident response
Digital forensics
Leadership
Forensic tools (e.g., EnCase, FTK)
Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security or related field

Tools

EnCase
FTK
X-Ways
Splunk
WireShark

Job description

A cybersecurity firm is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements and provide expert guidance. This role requires substantial experience in incident response and digital forensics, along with leadership capabilities. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Join a team dedicated to improving digital security across various industries.
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