Senior Incident Responder / IR Consultant – Birmingham
Hybrid role – Birmingham. Up to £80k + Bonus + Good benefits.
Circle Group is hiring a Senior Incident Responder (IR / DFIR Consultant). As a Senior Incident Responder, you’ll lead active engagements involving real-world attacks such as ransomware, data breaches, insider threats, and more. You’ll conduct forensic investigations, advise clients on containment and recovery strategies, support delivery and implementation, 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’ll work on back-to-back incidents (occasionally concurrent), so this role suits someone who thrives in the high‑pressure incident response 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 insights into threats, tactics, and vulnerabilities that may impact their organization.
* 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 strong background in leading and managing IR cases/projects.
* Strong knowledge of cyber security threats, attack vectors, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and remediation.
* Hands-on experience with forensic tools, ELK, EDR, SIEM, log analysis, and open-source toolkits.
* Comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders during high-stress situations; excellent communication skills.
* Adaptive, resilient, and able to work calmly under pressure.
* Relevant certifications are a plus (e.g., CCIM or CIH).
* Fluency in German or Arabic would be a bonus.
This role is 1–2 days a week onsite at one of the offices or at a client site.
If you are interested in discussing this opportunity further, please apply online or send your CV directly to faye.landells@circlerecruitment.com.
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