Remote Security Engineer: Incident Response & Forensics

CodeGeniusRecruit; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeGeniusRecruit is seeking a security expert to design and validate cybersecurity scenarios across SOC monitoring, incident response, and forensics. You will create tasks that cover security operations, threat detection and vulnerability testing, using SIEM, EDR, and scanners.

The role applies NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2 frameworks to assess authentic judgment. Ideal candidates have ownership of IR programs or security architecture, with strong tooling fluency and regulatory insights.

Qualifications

• Have strong relevant experience in the domain as a security engineer or CISO.
• Direct ownership of incident response programs, security architecture, or compliance initiatives.
• Fluency in security tooling and understanding of regulatory frameworks and threat landscape.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (CISSP, CISM, or equivalent).
• Prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct cybersecurity scenarios spanning SOC monitoring, incident response, and forensics.
• Build tasks across security operations, threat detection, and vulnerability testing.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and vulnerability scanners.
• Apply cybersecurity methodologies to standards like NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic security judgment from generic textbook recall.

Skills

Incident response

Security architecture

Compliance initiatives

Security tooling

Regulatory frameworks

Threat landscape

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

CodeGeniusRecruit is seeking a security expert to design and validate cybersecurity scenarios across SOC monitoring, incident response, and forensics. You will create tasks that cover security operations, threat detection and vulnerability testing, using SIEM, EDR, and scanners.

The role applies NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2 frameworks to assess authentic judgment. Ideal candidates have ownership of IR programs or security architecture, with strong tooling fluency and regulatory insights.