Senior Cyber Engagement Lead

Arete IR UK Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Medical/Dental benefits

Life/Disability Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Arete IR UK Limited is seeking an experienced Engagement Manager for its Incident Response team. You will lead technical discussions with clients, guide decision making, and ensure timely delivery of all engagement workstreams.

Strong security and enterprise IT knowledge are essential. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor budgets, and mentor junior staff while maintaining high standards of client satisfaction and security posture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years conducting digital investigations or leading full-cycle incident response investigations for a major consulting firm or global IR company.
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer science related discipline and 8+ years related experience or Master’s Degree and 6+ years related experience or J.D. and 4+ years related experience
• Minimum of 1 industry certification: GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, GISP, CISSP, Security+, MCSC, Network+, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Responds to Client, Counsel, Carrier (CCC) in accordance with KPIs and requests urgency.
• Leads technical conversations and drives engagement strategy.
• Educates the Client on cost-benefit analyses and decision making.
• Maintains accountability for password changes within 24 hours.
• Monitors project workstreams and budget against the SOW.
• Ensures time entry is complete in the PM tool.
• Coaches and mentors junior team members.
• Proposes tactics to improve processes and drive add-on services.
• May perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Time management

Client management

Technical leadership

Security knowledge

Email security

Networking

Operating systems

Cloud platforms

Digital forensics

Log collection

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related

Master's degree (optional)

J.D. (optional)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

SIEM

AD/Active Directory

EDR

Exchange/Google Workspace

Job description

Arete IR UK Limited is seeking an experienced Engagement Manager for its Incident Response team. You will lead technical discussions with clients, guide decision making, and ensure timely delivery of all engagement workstreams.

Strong security and enterprise IT knowledge are essential. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor budgets, and mentor junior staff while maintaining high standards of client satisfaction and security posture.