Incident Response Specialist
Marcus Donald People
England
The Role
The specialist responds to sophisticated cyber security incidents within a large banking-sector enterprise, conducting live-response investigations, building host activity timelines, and producing clear incident reports. The role sits within a mature security operations function alongside threat intelligence, detection engineering, and incident management teams, following a Wednesday–Saturday shift pattern.
Skills & Experience
Candidates need hands-on experience in incident response, digital forensics, and EDR tooling, plus a track record of creating operational procedures and communicating findings to stakeholders. Relevant certifications are highly desirable, including CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CISM, CRISC, and other GIAC or ISACA qualifications.
Who It Suits
This contract role suits an experienced cyber security professional with a strong investigative background who is immediately available or on a short notice period. It is well suited to someone looking to develop enterprise-scale incident response expertise within a regulated financial services environment.
Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in United Kingdom: £53,000–£90,000 (median £70,000 — from 30 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).
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Certifications mentioned: GCIH · CISSP · CISM — find training for these on the DFIR Training Finder.
