Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Assistant Director
We are seeking an experienced Cyber Defense Incident Responder to support the leadership and delivery of a modern cyber defense function. In this role, you will help direct the identification, investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents across enterprise systems, networks, applications, and cloud environments. You will serve as a senior escalation point for complex incidents, helping to ensure that threats are managed quickly, consistently, and in line with established response procedures.
Key responsibilities include coordinating incident response activities, assessing alerts and intelligence, leading forensic investigations, and analysing evidence from endpoint, network, identity, and cloud security platforms. You will develop and refine playbooks, procedures, and response workflows; support threat hunting and proactive detection improvement; and provide clear technical updates to senior stakeholders during high-impact events. The role will also involve conducting post-incident reviews, identifying root causes, tracking corrective actions, and contributing to security metrics, risk reporting, and operational resilience initiatives. You may also be asked to coach analysts, coordinate incident simulations, and collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, legal, privacy, and business teams.
Applicants should have substantial experience in cyber incident response, digital forensics, security operations, or a related discipline, together with experience handling complex or high-severity incidents. Strong knowledge of security monitoring, endpoint detection and response, SIEM technologies, network analysis, malware investigation, vulnerability management, and cloud security is expected. Familiarity with recognised incident response frameworks and industry standards is highly desirable. Excellent analytical, communication, decision-making, and leadership skills are essential, along with the ability to remain calm under pressure and translate technical findings for non-technical audiences. Relevant professional certifications or equivalent practical experience will be advantageous.
Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Assistant Director
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