Senior Incident Response Analyst - CSIRT Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Learning and development

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC service delivery, and help industrialise tooling for detection and automated response.

You will work on designing robust incident response processes, advancing threat detection, and coordinating across teams in a hybrid model. A degree in a related field and GIAC or equivalent certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing security incidents and monitoring SOC alerts in a technical SOC/CSIRT.
• Experience performing host forensic analysis and reverse engineering to support incident response.
• Experience designing or improving security processes and automated response capabilities.
• Strong understanding of cyber security principles with a relevant degree and industry certifications.

Responsibilities

• Investigate SOC alerts and manage full lifecycle of security incidents.
• Support incident response in crisis mode as part of on‑call crisis team.
• Industrialise security tooling and develop new detection use cases.
• Design and coordinate incident response processes for SOC Levels 1 and 2.

Skills

Incident response

SOC/CSIRT experience

Forensic analysis

Reverse engineering

SIEM/EDR tooling

Security processes design

Cyber security principles

GIAC certification

Education

Cyber security or related degree

Industry certifications (GIAC, etc.)

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking an Incident Response Analyst to join our international CSIRT in Newport. You will manage the full lifecycle of security incidents, support SOC service delivery, and help industrialise tooling for detection and automated response.

You will work on designing robust incident response processes, advancing threat detection, and coordinating across teams in a hybrid model. A degree in a related field and GIAC or equivalent certifications are preferred.