Senior Incident Responder

zyncgroup.io; Stockport; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique cybersecurity firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Incident Responder to oversee SOC development and implement countermeasures against cyber threats. Candidates should have 3+ years of incident response experience and in-depth technical knowledge, including proficiency in German (C1). This role offers a modern work environment, flexible hours, a competitive salary up to €80k, and excellent company benefits including a training budget and paid vacation.

Benefits

Modern and easily accessible workplace

Flexible working – trust based working

Attractive company pension plan

Excellent training budget

Subsidies for fitness programs

Excellent company restaurant

30 days of paid vacation plus additional benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in incident response.
• In-depth technical knowledge of AD, Kerberos, and networking.
• Strong knowledge of modern attack vectors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the setup and ongoing development of a SOC.
• Plan and implement countermeasures to mitigate cyberattacks.
• Document incidents thoroughly and prepare detailed reports.

Skills

Incident response

Threat monitoring

Log analysis

Customer support

German (C1)

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Cyber Security

Tools

SIEM (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)

EDR

Firewalls

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

Overview

I am hiring a Senior Incident Responder on behalf of a boutique cybersecurity and IT-services firm offering holistic protection across offensive and defensive domains. Their expertise spans threat and darknet monitoring, pen testing, incident response strategy, compliance with NIS2, DORA, DSGVO, ISO 27001, BSI frameworks, and tailored risk and vulnerability assessments. Driven by a team with interdisciplinary skills – from IT-forensics to red-teaming – they deliver robust, legally astute cybersecurity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the setup and ongoing development of a SOC
• Plan and implement countermeasures to mitigate cyberattacks
• Log analysis
• Monitor systems for attacks and abnormal behaviour, initiating appropriate responses
• Document incidents thoroughly in the ticketing/SIEM system and prepare detailed reports
• Design strategies for containment and defence against cyber threats
• Customer support with system recovery

Essential qualifications

• Relevant degree e.g. Computer Science, Cyber Security etc.
• 3+ years experience in incident response
• In depth technical knowledge of AD, Kerberos, Networking and Firewall Configuration
• Strong experience working with SIEM and EDR e.g. Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel etc.
• Programming skills e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell
• In depth knowledge of modern attack vectors
• Strong written and verbal German C1 minimum

Desirable

• Malware analysis
• Offensive security e.g. penetration testing experience
• Experience with cloud security

Company Benefits

• Modern and easily accessible workplace
• Flexible working – trust based working
• Attractive company pension plan
• Excellent training budget including annual course allowance
• Subsidies for fitness programs and health offers
• Excellent company restaurant
• 30 days of paid vacation plus additional benefits

Call to Action

If you have the required skills and would like to have a positive impact on people’s lives all over the world via them enjoying the products you help create, call [phone] or send your CV to [e-mail] for a response.

Senior Incident Responder – Remote/Germany – Up to €80k DOE – 5957