Job Title: Cyber Security Incident Response Specialist Location: London, Wokingham, or Warwick (2 days per week onsite - hybrid working) Contract Duration: 6months + initially, with high potential for extension (long-term programme) Clearance: SC required or eligible THIS PROJECT IS INSIDE IR35 Project Overview: We are looking for an experienced Cyber Security Incident Response Specialist to join a high-impact security programme supporting the resilience of UK critical national infrastructure (CNI). You''ll join a team responsible for responding to cyber threats across both cyber and physical domains - helping to manage the full incident life cycle, improve response maturity, and develop scalable IR documentation and exercises. This is a specialist role for someone with real-world IR experience and the ability to assess, escalate, and coordinate technical and business responses. Key Responsibilities: Lead or support incident response (IR) activities across the full life cycle: detection, triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned Develop and maintain IR playbooks, plans, and post-incident reports Support post-incident reviews, including root cause analysis (RCA) and lessons learned sessions Design and deliver incident response exercises (eg tabletop simulations) Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for incident response processes and frameworks Collaborate with SOC teams, technical SMEs, and non-technical stakeholders Communicate IR outcomes effectively ..... full job details .....