Security Incident Response Engineer II

Elsevier; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Security Incident Response Engineer II to join its Global InfoSec team in Oxford. The role involves assisting in incident response investigations and requires expertise in cybersecurity and incident management. The company promotes a healthy work/life balance and offers competitive benefits including a profit share bonus and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Annual Profit Share Bonus

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Generous vacation entitlement

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity and incident response.
• Hands-on with incident detection and analysis.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and analyzing security incidents and potential threats.
• Using tools to detect indicators of compromise or attack.
• Communicating findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Incident response

Problem-solving

Communication

Scripting

Cloud security

Job description

Security Incident Response Engineer II

About Team:

If you are considering a new role and want to work in a company that helps change the world, consider joining an organisation serving the global scientific research community, supporting the brightest minds on the planet.

Elsevier is expanding its Global InfoSec Security Incident Response team and is looking for an Incident Response Engineer to join its ranks in the UK.

About Role:

As a Security Response Engineer, you will be a key internal security support team member, assisting in incident response investigations. You will have experience in analysing, triaging, scoping, containing, providing remediation guidance, and determining the root cause of security incidents. You are familiar with collecting and analysing security incident-related data to identify indicators of attack and compromise.

Key Skills:

• Possess good experience in cybersecurity, incident response, or a related field.

• Hands-on experience with incident detection, analysis, and remediation.

• Familiarity with network or systems administration.

• Experience working in large or distributed environments is a plus.

• Knowledge of security tools, technologies, and best practices.

• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud security.

• Basic scripting or automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Java).

• Experience with Linux and/or macOS administration is helpful.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in identifying and analysing security incidents and potential threats.

• Using threat analytics tools to detect indicators of compromise or attack.

• Communicating findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.

• Collaborating with internal teams to coordinate incident response efforts.

• Developing and maintaining response procedures and documentation (runbooks).

• Performing triage and analysis across endpoints, servers, and networks.

• Supporting containment and short-term resolution of incidents.

• Staying informed about emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

• Investigating root causes of complex incidents.

• Managing sensitive information with discretion.

• Participating in an on-call rotation as needed

Work in a way that works for you.

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Annual Profit Share Bonus

• Comprehensive Pension Plan

• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave

• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care Leave

• Flexible working hours

• Personal Choice budget

• A variety of online training courses and career roadshows

• Recruitment introduction reward

• Employee Assistance Program (global)

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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