Cyber Incident Response Analyst

Cyber Incident Response Analyst

12-Month Contract | Day Rate

REMOTE -OPEN TO EU

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Incident Response Analyst to join a high-performing Cyber Defence function on a 12-month day-rate contract. This is a hands-on technical role focused on cyber incident response, threat detection, security operations, and continuous improvement of cyber defence capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for the SOC, coordinating with external security partners and internal technology teams during security incidents.
• Work closely with SOC analysts to improve monitoring, detection rules, alert quality, and incident response playbooks.
• Support continuous improvements across Cyber Defence processes through automation and systems integration.
• Ensure incident records, evidence, audit trails, and lessons learned are accurately documented.
• Identify and validate security weaknesses using manual testing techniques and industry-standard offensive security tools.
• Produce clear technical reports outlining vulnerabilities, business impact, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations.
• Monitor emerging cyber threats and attacker techniques relevant to the organisation's technology landscape.

Required Experience

• 8+ years' experience in Cyber Security and/or IT, including at least 4 years within Security Operations, Incident Response, or Offensive Security.
• Proven experience responding to live cyber security incidents, including investigation, digital forensics, event triage, and remediation.
• Hands-on experience with offensive security tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, and custom scripting.
• Strong experience working with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, Threat Intelligence, and security monitoring platforms such as Splunk, CrowdStrike, ZeroFox, or equivalent.
• Experience improving SOC processes, incident response playbooks, and operational procedures.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Relevant cyber security certifications such as GIAC, CISSP, OSCP, CEH, or equivalent.

This opportunity is suited to an experienced cyber security professional who enjoys hands-on incident response, technical investigations, and driving continuous improvements across cyber defence operations.

If interested please apply here or email your CV to [email protected]