Senior Cyber Incident Response Engineer

Airbus S.A.S.; Wick; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Share options

Free parking

Season ticket loan

Tech scheme discount

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a passionate Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery, with a focus on automation to enhance threat detection.

You will work in a highly technical environment, contributing to the industrialisation of tooling and the development of new detection use cases while aligning with global teams.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing security incidents and monitoring SOC alerts.
• Experience performing host forensic analysis and reverse engineering to support incident response.
• Experience designing, industrialising, or improving security processes, threat detection use cases, and automated response capabilities.
• A relevant degree (or equivalent experience) and industry certifications such as GIAC.
• Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, performing comprehensive follow-up analysis to secure the business.
• Support incident response in crisis mode as part of the on-call crisis team, executing technical host forensic analysis and reverse engineering.
• Contribute to the industrialisation of security tooling (SIEM, EDR), network and host analysis, and the development of new detection use cases.
• Design, implement, and coordinate robust incident response processes for SOC Level 1 and Level 2, ensuring seamless international alignment.
• Drive the continuous improvement of threat detection and response capabilities while supporting the SOC in its daily operations.
• Execute dedicated projects and tasks associated with advanced security monitoring, detection, and automated incident response workflows.

Skills

SOC incident management

Host forensic analysis

Reverse engineering

Security tooling (SIEM, EDR)

Threat detection use cases

Incident response processes

Security principles

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

GIAC certification

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR tools

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a passionate Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents and support SOC service delivery, with a focus on automation to enhance threat detection.

You will work in a highly technical environment, contributing to the industrialisation of tooling and the development of new detection use cases while aligning with global teams.