Senior DFIR Consultant

NCC Group plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior DFIR Consultant to deliver high-quality incident response services across complex security events. In this role, you'll conduct advanced forensic analyses and support clients in enhancing their security posture. Ideal candidates should have 2-4 years of experience in incident response, proficiency in scripting and tools, and relevant professional certifications. Join a supportive and collaborative environment that values creativity and accountability, offering opportunities for career growth and wellness programs.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in incident response.
• Experience with different IR use cases such as Ransomware or data breaches.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms including Azure, M365, AWS and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver incident response activities across complex security events.
• Perform advanced forensics analysis including host and memory forensics.
• Support clients with high-quality technical investigations.

Skills

Incident response

Scripting and tooling

Forensic analysis

Network traffic analysis

Log data analysis

Education

Relevant professional certification (CREST CPIA/CRIA/CCNIA/CCHIA or SANS GCFA/GNFA/GCIH)

Tools

X-Ways

Axiom

Job description

Senior DFIR Consultant page is loaded## Senior DFIR Consultantlocations: London: Manchester: Cheltenhamtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 4 Days Agojob requisition id: R9929**Position Title: Senior DFIR Consultant****Location: UK - London/ Cheltenham/ Manchester****Role Purpose:**As a Senior DFIR Consultant, you focus will be delivering high quality incident response to our clients alongside collaborating with various individuals and divisions within our business including the Threat Intelligence teams, Security Operations Centre teams, and our esteemed Red Team.**Summary:*** Deliver incident response activities across complex security events, ensuring rapid containment, investigation, and recovery.* Perform advanced forensics analysis, including but not limited to, host, memory, cloud forensics.* Support the Incident Manager with interrogating the data to answer the investigations objectives* Providing clients with high-quality technical investigations.* Delivery of table-top exercises and training to support our clients ongoing improvements.* Support junior members of the team through sharing of expertise and answering of questions**What we are looking for in you:*** 2 to 4 years of experience in incident response* Experience crafting scripts and tools to further enhance incident investigative efforts.* Experience with different IR use cases such as Ransomware or data breaches. Solid understanding of regulatory and threat landscape.* Usage of industry standard tooling such as X-Ways, Axiom etc.* Experience triaging Windows and Linux hosts.* Experience with Network Traffic Analysis.* Experience with Log Data Analysis.* Ability to produce high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings to clients.* Ability to evaluate/enhance processes and procedures.* A relevant professional certification such as CREST CPIA/CRIA/CCNIA/CCHIA or SANS GCFA/GNFA/GCIH.* Strong understanding of common enterprise technologies and configuration, including could platforms such as Azure, M365, AWS and GCP.**Additional skills:*** Experience evaluating client security controls, architecture, and operations.**Behaviours:*** Focusing on Clients and Customers.* Working as One NCC.* Always Learning.* Being Inclusive and Respectful.* Delivery Brilliantly.At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support.Our mission in the Digital Forensics and Incident Response Team is to be recognized by clients, analyst and partners as world-class player. **Our vision:*** **A trusted advisor at the juncture of cyber and legal**,we are aglobal team of experts with local presence.* **We help you understand and mitigate threats**, from external orinternal sources.* **We are there when you need us the most.** We help you navigatecomplex issues often under pressure of time: identifying,preserving, processing and examining digital evidence.* **We use technology and insights**to discover, analyze and presentfacts.*If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to* *[e-mail]**.***About your application**We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.If you do not want us to retain your details, please email [e-mail]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.**Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.**