Incident Response Consultant - Cybersecurity

TN United Kingdom
London
10 months ago
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Incident Response Consultant - Cybersecurity, LondonClient:Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.01.2025

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08.03.2025

Job Description:

Role

Do you want to work with international governments consulting on how to respond to Cyber Security incidents?
You’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Work with international governments, guiding them on how to respond effectively to Cyber Security incidents and ensuring the safety of critical systems.
  • Travel the world, meeting clients and gaining unique insights into global Cyber Security challenges.
  • Join a specialist cyber security consultancy comprising 80 dedicated professionals, where you can become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in incident response.

This role offers a competitive base salary of £60,000 – £80,000, along with a range of benefits, including private medical coverage, remote working options, discounted gym memberships, and performance bonuses.

If you’re interested in this opportunity, apply here!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Delivery of incident response consultancy to corporate clients suffering a cyber incident.
  • Delivery of consultancy on building incident response capacity, including SOC design, policy development, skills definition.
  • Design and delivery of technical and non-technical incident response training exercises.
  • Design of Incident response playbooks and pre-incident consultancy.
  • Recent and demonstrable experience in incident response.
  • Strong consultant characteristics i.e., communication skills, stakeholder management, presentation skills, and relationship building.
  • A relevant professional accreditation such as CREST CPIA is advantageous.

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