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# Incident Response Analyst

- **Company:** AXA
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Forensics, Information Leak Prevention, Packet Analyzer, Security Information and Event Management
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b4326016f0239af3

## About the Role

* Hands on experience of security incident handling
 * Knowledge of relevant computer forensics, incident response and e-discovery tools, EDR, NDR, UEBA, honeypots, data loss prevention, SIEM, and Log Managers
 * Excellent time management skills, including the ability to manage a demanding and variable workload with tight deadlines
 * Understanding of common protocol behaviours and comfortable with packet analysis is desirable
 * Ability to negotiate and resolve conflict
 * Good analytical skills and the ability to clearly identify key issues
 * Relevant professional qualifications e.g. GIAC CGIH and SSCP desirable

## Description

* Acting as an escalation point for all UK security incidents, ensuring incidents are managed in accordance with UK and Group incident management requirements
 * Performing in-depth analysis of security events utilising a range of security tools
 * Supporting the wider team in process improvement, detection content tuning, and threat analysis
 * Working with a range of Security and Risk colleagues to ensure all identified risks are identified and managed appropriately

Work arrangements:

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.


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