Lead Cyber Incident Responder

Bench IT ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £70,000 per annum

Overview

Senior Cyber Incident Responder, Senior SOC Lead , Leading professional services company . Acting as an escalation point and have the ability to get-hands on as needed) - 60%/40% to 70%/30% weighted on the maturing of the function/improvement actions/trend analysis for root cause etc. Lead security detection and incident response activities including major incidents must be able to take the lead in incident response. Act as an escalation point for a group of analysts, Analyse and identify trends from incidents, audit findings and any other applicable sources, Proactively seeking indicators of activity that is abnormal and may require further investigations Ensure timely and effective management of security incidents, identifying root cause and follow up actions to avoid recurrence Working directly with the outsourced Security Operation Centre (SOC) to ensure all identified incidents are managed to a satisfactory conclusion Working directly with the in-house IT security team to ensure all identified incidents are managed to satisfactory conclusion Provide analysis and trending of security log data from a large number of heterogeneous security devices Provide threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services Knowledge and experience : Proven experience in cyber security incident triage, containment, remediation and recovery steps, ideally in a SOC environment Background in taking the lead in Incident Response activities Ability to handle high pressure situations in a productive and professional manner A proficiency in using SIEM and security products to address cyber incidents Motivated to establish and eradicate the root cause, not treat symptoms