Cybersecurity Incident Response Lead

Salary: £67,000 - 107,000 per year

Requirements:

• A minimum of 8+ years in Information Technology, ideally with at least 5 years experience in a hands-on incident response, threat hunting, or technical investigation and forensics role
• A bachelors or masters degree in a relevant field of work, or equivalent work experience
• Ability to mentor and train junior Security and Incident Response Analysts
• Expertise in cloud-based incident response and log analysis within a hybrid cloud environment
• Experience developing scripts, tools, and methodology to enhance the investigation process
• Strong technical background with experience in at least three of the following: identity forensics, Windows disk and memory forensics, network traffic analysis (NetFlow, cap), Unix or Linux disk and memory forensics, malware analysis – both static and dynamic
• A strong understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, networks, firewalls, cloud applications, and infrastructure
• Expertise building workflows and playbooks to facilitate the Incident Response process
• Proficiency in the NIST framework and using a continuous improvement loop
• A proven track record for building and managing frameworks to test and validate the effective operation of security controls; measuring the ability to respond to threats and attacks at the earliest point in the kill chain

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the executive point of contact during major international security incidents
• Assist with defining and executing our global incident response strategy and roadmap as it pertains to the international areas of operation
• Lead and mentor the incident response teams, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture
• Coordinate with both technical and business stakeholders during the incident response process
• Conduct day-to-day incident response activities as well as additional SOC related detection and response activities as required for a global environment
• Proactively monitor cyber threat intelligence resources to search for and identify relevant signs of security incidents or anomalous behaviour
• Design, engineer, and implement runbooks and playbooks for incident response
• Develop and implement strategies to contain and limit the impact of security incidents
• Perform host-based, cloud-based, network-based, memory, or log analysis and/or forensics in support of incident response investigations
• Influence and play an active role in our Security Incident Response efforts, working to identify and mitigate information security threats
• Review security information, event logs, and reports, provide findings and recommendations for improvements and logging standardisation
• Develop end-to-end security monitoring and reporting, ensuring expected controls are in place and performing as designed
• Evaluate new and emerging threats against existing security controls, ensuring controls remain effective in changing business and threat landscapes
• Craft searches and logic to detect anomalous behaviour in user, network, host, and cloud activity
• Create meaningful visualisations, reporting, and dashboards to help contextualise data
• Use input from IRM leadership and key security metrics to ensure technical security controls are meeting desired objectives; implement continual review and improvement to ensure measurable effectiveness of our technical controls
• Other projects or duties as assigned

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Linux
• Network
• Security
• Unix
• Windows
• ARM
• Marketing

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We are Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a leading entertainment and sports agency with global expertise across filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management, consumer product licensing, and philanthropy. We are known for our collaborative culture, exceptional client service, and diverse workforce that helps identify, innovate, and amplify opportunities that shape culture. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Los Angeles, we operate globally with offices including London, New York, and many other locations. This is an executive-level, hands-on senior security position based in London, reporting to the Director of Cyber Threat Management & Incident Response. We offer a fast-paced environment at the leading edge of technology, including cloud services, and we are committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion.

last updated 36 week of 2026