Cybersecurity Senior Incident Response Lead
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We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
The lead will support the day-to-day leadership of the Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) team and services. This role involves advising the technical response to cyber incidents, ensuring effective documentation, communication, and resolution in line with the organisation’s cybersecurity policies. They will also drive strategic decisions and improvements in CDC operations, continuously enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and overall maturity of the cybersecurity detect and response function.
Responsibilities
* Incident Management: Monitor, track, and own the progress of cybersecurity events and incidents.
* Stakeholder Communication: Maintain strong communication with stakeholders, business leaders, partners, and function heads. Ensure that all relevant parties are informed and engaged in cybersecurity initiatives.
* Threat Detection and Response: Utilise expertise in cyber threat detection, especially within cloud environments (e.g., GCP, Kubernetes) and SIEM tools like Splunk, to drive improvements in threat detection and response performance.
* Crisis Management: Play a key role in crisis management, ensuring that the CDC team is prepared to respond effectively to high-priority issues and incidents.
* Strategic Improvements: Drive strategic decisions and improvements in CDC operations, continuously enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and overall maturity of the cybersecurity defence program.
* Best Practices: Guide the development and implementation of best practices in threat response and guide incident teams on the resolution of cyber incidents.
* Collaboration: Collaborate and build working relationships with various departments to ensure a cohesive approach to cybersecurity.
* Experience in tasking and prioritising, providing direction for a team of cybersecurity professionals.
* Evidence of driving strategic decisions and improvements in SOC operations.
* Leadership in guiding the development and implementation of best practices in threat response.
* Active experience in leading incident response events in a highly sophisticated technical and business operational environment.
* A working understanding of technical architecture and security aspects of infrastructure and cloud technologies.
* Proficiency in audit and control processes and frameworks.
* Experience in supporting forensic investigations that require auditable documentation.
* The creation and validation of threat reports for technology and business stakeholders.
* Ability to analyse incident data to identify trends and improve security posture.
What We Offer
* Private Health Care: Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa.
* Kingfisher Pension Scheme: Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.
* 25 Days' Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract.
* Staff Discount: 20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix.
* Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP): Share ownership in a tax efficient way.
* Life Assurance: x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account.
* Bonus: Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.
* Kingfisher Share Save: Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares.
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
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