Security Incident Response Engineer

Security Incident Response Engineer III About Team: 

If you are considering a new role and want to work in a company that is helping to change the world, consider joining an organization serving the global scientific research community, and supporting the brightest minds on the planet. 

Elsevier is expanding its Global InfoSec Security Incident Response team and is looking for an Incident Response Engineer to join its ranks in the UK 

About Role: 

As a Security Incident Response Engineer, you will play a crucial role in our internal security support team, assisting with incident response investigations. You will bring your expertise in analyzing, triaging, scoping, containing, and providing guidance for remediation, as well as determining the root cause of security incidents. You will be adept at collecting and analyzing security incident-related data to identify indicators of attack and compromise. This role is fully remote and based in the UK. 

Qualifications: 

• Good IT security experience. 

• Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, SANS, GIAC, ethical hacking/penetration tester, or security risk assessment. 

 Technical Skills: 

• Strong experience in cybersecurity incident response or related fields. 

• Proven ability to analyse, triage, scope, contain, and remediate security incidents. 

• Strong knowledge of security technologies, tools, and processes. 

• Experience with major cloud providers, including cloud security, networking, and multi-cloud or hybrid deployments. 

• Basic to intermediate skills in automation using PowerShell, Python, Java, or similar languages. 

• Experience in Linux and/or Mac administration. 

• Experience in Network Security Administration or Systems Administration. 

• Experience supporting large, complex, and geographically distributed enterprise environments. 

Responsibilities: 

• Assisting in scoping security incidents and identifying indicators of attack and compromise. 

• Analysing incident data from threat analytics tools. 

• Communicating recommendations and guidance based on security incident analysis. 

• Coordinating responses to security incidents with other security and consulting teams. 

• Develop, document, and implement runbooks, capabilities, and techniques for Incident Response. 

• Performing security triage and analysis on endpoint, server, and network infrastructure. 

• Conducting activities necessary for immediate containment and short-term resolution of incidents. 

• Maintaining current knowledge of the threat landscape, emerging security threats, and vulnerabilities. 

• Investigating the root cause of complex security incidents. 

• Maintaining a high level of confidentiality. 

• Participating in the on-call rotation as required. 

Work in a way that works for you.  

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.  

Working for you 

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: 

• Annual Profit Share Bonus 

• Comprehensive Pension Plan 

• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave 

• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave 

• Flexible working hours 

• Variety of online training courses 

• Internal communities and networks 

• Various employee discounts 

• Recruitment introduction reward 

• Employee Assistance Program

 
About the Business 

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world. 

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