Cyber Incident Response Lead
We are seeking an experienced Cyber Incident Response Lead to direct the identification, investigation, containment and recovery of complex cybersecurity incidents. You will provide senior technical leadership throughout the incident lifecycle, coordinating rapid and effective responses to threats affecting systems, networks, applications, cloud environments and sensitive data. The role will involve assessing alerts, validating incidents, determining scope and impact, developing containment strategies, and ensuring that recovery actions are completed safely and efficiently.
You will lead incident response activities across multidisciplinary teams, including security operations, infrastructure, engineering, risk, legal, communications and business stakeholders. Responsibilities will include establishing response priorities, allocating resources, maintaining accurate incident records, overseeing forensic investigations, preserving evidence and producing clear executive updates. You will also facilitate post-incident reviews, identify root causes, track remediation actions and use lessons learned to improve playbooks, detection capabilities, crisis processes and organisational resilience. Where required, you will support regulatory, customer and law-enforcement notifications in line with established procedures.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience in cyber incident response, digital forensics, threat investigation or a closely related security discipline, together with a proven record of leading high-severity incidents. You will be confident working under pressure, making sound risk-based decisions and communicating technical issues clearly to both specialist and non-technical audiences. Strong knowledge of incident response frameworks, threat intelligence, endpoint detection and response, SIEM platforms, network security, identity compromise and cloud technologies is expected. Experience developing response plans, conducting exercises and managing third-party responders would be advantageous. Relevant professional certifications, such as CISSP, GIAC, CISM or equivalent practical expertise, are desirable.
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