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Incident Response Lead, DFIR

Seldon Lab

London, England

Hybrid · Lead/Principal · Full-time

The Role

This founding position leads complex cloud and enterprise incident response investigations, setting best practices and standards for an AI-native DFIR function. The role involves close collaboration with AI engineers who automate routine forensic tasks, allowing the lead to focus on the most analytically demanding investigative challenges.

Skills & Experience

Candidates require deep expertise in digital forensics and incident response, with strong experience across cloud and enterprise environments. Familiarity with AI-assisted or automated forensic workflows is advantageous. The posting does not specify particular tools or certifications, so a broad, senior-level DFIR background is the core requirement.

Who It Suits

This role suits a highly experienced DFIR professional eager to shape a discipline from the ground up within an early-stage, innovation-focused environment. It appeals to someone comfortable operating at a founding level, driving strategy and standards rather than following established processes, and motivated by solving the hardest investigative problems.

Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in United Kingdom: £53,000–£85,000 (median £68,000 — from 24 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).

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Listed: 2026-08-10