Job Description
Incident Response Consultant - Mid to Principal - UK Wide
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UK Remote | Up to £95,000 + benefits | SC Eligible Pref
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A specialist opportunity for experienced Incident Response professionals looking to work across a varied mix of proactive and reactive Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) engagements.
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This is a hands-on consulting role where you will support organisations through cyber incidents while also helping them improve their readiness, resilience and response capability before incidents occur.
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Working remotely across the UK, you will join a team delivering high-quality DFIR services including incident investigation, containment, recovery support, forensic analysis, threat hunting and post-incident reviews. The role offers opportunities at both Consultant and Senior Consultant level, depending on your experience.
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You will work with customers during some of their most challenging security events, providing calm technical guidance, clear communication and practical recommendations throughout the incident lifecycle.
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Key responsibilities include:
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- Supporting cyber incident response engagements from initial triage through investigation, remediation and recovery
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- Conducting digital forensic analysis across endpoints, networks, cloud environments and enterprise platforms
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- Performing root cause analysis and identifying attacker activity, techniques and persistence mechanisms
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- Supporting proactive services including incident readiness reviews, tabletop exercises and response planning
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- Developing customer understanding of cyber risks, improving controls and strengthening response processes
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- Producing clear technical reports and presenting findings to both technical and senior stakeholders
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- Contributing to threat hunting, detection improvements and lessons learned activities
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- Supporting the ongoing development of DFIR methodologies, tooling and capability
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You will bring experience in incident response, digital forensics, threat investigation or a closely related cyber security consulting environment. Strong technical understanding of attacker behaviour, Windows and Linux investigations, enterprise networks, cloud environments and security tooling is highly desirable.
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Relevant experience may include:
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- Incident Response / DFIR consulting
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- Digital forensics and malware analysis
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- Threat hunting and compromise assessment
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- Security operations or advanced investigation roles
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- Experience working with SIEM, EDR and forensic tooling
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- Certifications such as GIAC, SANS, CREST, OSCP, CISSP or equivalent are beneficial
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Requirements:
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- Based in the UK with full and permanent right to work
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- Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) as a minimum
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- Proven experience delivering incident response or forensic investigations
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- Comfortable working directly with customers during high-pressure security incidents
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- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Salary is available up to £95,000 depending on experience, with opportunities available for both Consultant and Senior Consultant level professionals.
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If you are looking for a role that combines real-world incident response with proactive security improvement work, this is an opportunity to work on complex engagements and make a measurable impact for customers.
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You must have 5 years continuous UK residence in the UK. You can find me on Linkedin for direct connection.
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Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.
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Incident Response Consultant - Mid to Principal - UK Wide in Manchester employer: Circle Recruitment
As a fully remote employer, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our Talent Acquisition Lead to thrive. With competitive salaries, unlimited annual leave, and the opportunity to shape a high-calibre technical team in a fast-growing startup environment, we offer unparalleled growth opportunities and a supportive atmosphere for professional development.
