Overview
Incident Responder / IR Consultant - Manchester at Circle Group. This hybrid role in Manchester offers up to £60k + Bonus + benefits. You will take the lead on active engagements involving real-world attacks such as ransomware, data breaches, insider threats, and more. You will conduct forensic investigations, advise clients on containment and recovery strategies, deliver and implement solutions, and produce detailed post-incident reports. This is a hands-on, client-facing role that requires a calm head, deep technical knowledge, and the ability to own high-impact situations from start to finish. You will manage back-to-back incidents (occasional concurrent) in a high-pressure environment.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate and manage cyber security incident response for a diverse client base, ensuring effective containment, investigation, and recovery.
* Conduct in-depth digital forensic analysis of relevant incident data.
* Monitor and interpret the evolving cyber threat landscape, providing clients with timely, relevant insights into emerging threats, tactics, and vulnerabilities that may impact their organisation.
* Act as a key point of contact for clients, ensuring clear communication and smooth delivery across engagements, including implementation planning, progress tracking, and issue resolution.
Role Requirements
* Around 5 years' experience in cyber security, with a strong background in managing IR cases / projects.
* Strong knowledge of cyber security threats, attack vectors, IOC, remediation.
* Hands-on experience with a range of forensic tools, ELK, EDR, SIEM, log analysis, Open Source Toolkits.
* Excellent communication skills; comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in high-stress situations.
* Adaptive, resilient, and able to work calmly under significant pressure.
* Relevant certifications are a big plus (e.g., CCIM or CIH).
* Fluency in German or Arabic would be a bonus.
Role Details
* This role is 1-2 days a week onsite in either their office or at a client site.
How to apply
If you are interested in discussing this opportunity, press 'Apply Now' or send your CV directly to faye. landells @ circlerecruitment. com
Employment details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
* Industries: Telecommunications
Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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