Staff Cybersecurity Specialist – Incident Response (DE)

The role

You will lead incident response engagements from investigation through recovery. You will act as a technical authority, mentor responders, and support security operations for a product-driven MDR organization.

What you will do

• Act as a leading technical authority within Security Operations.
• Lead cyber incident response engagements from intake through recovery.
• Act as the technical lead during investigations.
• Conduct forensic investigations to determine attack scope, root cause, and impact.
• Support customers during active cybersecurity incidents.
• Support MDR and Security Operations activities.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders including management, legal counsel, law enforcement, and regulators.
• Mentor junior and medior responders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of incident response methodologies, playbooks, and operational processes.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity with significant hands-on experience in Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Security Operations, or related disciplines.
• Proven ability to independently lead and manage cybersecurity incidents end-to-end.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems, file systems, security architecture, and attack surfaces.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, networking, and network security principles.
• Experience with EDR platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud environments and cloud security concepts across Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills with experience collecting and analysing evidence during security incidents.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring or coaching other security professionals.
• Strong ownership, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Fluency in English.
• C2 Fluency in German.

Nice to have

• Experience developing scripts, tools, or automations to support investigations and response activities.
• Experience conducting technical security research.
• Knowledge of threat actors and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Experience working in a CERT, CSIRT, MDR, or DFIR environment.

Benefits

• Work with top-tier professionals from national CERTs, intelligence agencies, and leading tech backgrounds
• Remote-friendly culture with quarterly meetups and annual company retreats
• Thursday socials
• Generous time-off policy, including wellbeing and volunteering days

About the company

Eye Security provides cybersecurity with embedded cyber insurance solutions for organizations in Europe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company combines cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise.