Description
Starling is seeking a skilled Incident Responder to join its growing Security Operations team. The successful candidate will support the team's 24/7 operational capabilities and report to the Information Security Lead - SecOps Response.
The role involves:
- Conducting incident response activities to investigate and contain cyber security incidents
- Developing and maintaining incident response and readiness processes
- Analysing logs from various sources to identify root causes and determine next steps
- Planning and participating in Tabletop Exercises
- Documenting notes, analysis findings, and containment steps for each security incident
- Collaborating with other teams to analyse, contain, eradicate, and recover from cyber security incidents
- Presenting investigation findings to technical and non-technical audiences
- Supporting the wider SecOps team with detection engineering and threat hunting
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in a cyber incident response and digital forensics function
- Experience in handling incidents, cloud forensics, endpoint and server forensics, network forensics, and forensics data acquisition
- Understanding of network, cloud, and operating system security controls
- Excellent communication skills, teamwork, and collaboration skills
- Time management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
- Eagerness to learn and apply knowledge to new security challenges
Preferred skills:
- Experience with programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)
- Experience with container security
- Understanding of malware analysis techniques
- Qualifications such as GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) or similar training and certifications
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus take your public holiday allowance
- An extra day's holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave increases with length of service
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company-enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth
- Perkbox membership and access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing