VP, Cyber Incident Response

VP, Cyber Incident Response Specialist

Salary - £95-110k + Bonus + Benefits

Location – London (Hybrid – 2-3 days per week in office)

Currently working with a global Financial Services giant who are looking for a Cyber Incident Response specialist to work within their internal Advanced Cyber Defence function and take the lead on the most complex Digital Forensic and Incident Response investigations.

Amazing opportunity for someone who has worked within an Advanced Cyber Defence / Response function, or even in a consulting capacity who is looking to move into an internal DFIR position. Ability to demonstrate and articulate the most complex incidents you have responded to will be key, as well as the capacity to mentor some of the more junior members of the team.

This is an incredibly interesting role where you will be responding to an incredible volume of seriously high profile, interesting and complex threat actors ranging from nation-state sponsored attacks to global ransomware campaigns. The team is built of genuine Incident Response SMEs who have presented on and instructed on the most prevalent Incident Response topics at some of the most respected and renowned Cyber Security conferences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a lead and technical escalation point for all incident response activities.
• Utilise internal and external resources to research threats, vulnerabilities and threat intelligence on various adversaries and attack methods.
• Work closely with Security Engineering team to recommend system tuning/configuration improvements.
• Mentor and train junior team members through complex investigations.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience working in advanced Incident Response function as a lead across Digital Forensics & Incident Response.
• In depth knowledge of:
• Network defence monitoring technologies (IDS/IPS, SIEM, Firewalls, etc)
• Open Source Investigation tooling (WireShark, TCPDump, Netflow, etc)
• Sandboxing technologies for static and dynamic malware analysis (Cuckoo, IDA Pro, REMnux, etc)
• Experience acting as a technical team lead and mentor to junior team members.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.