Job description
Cybersecurity Incident Responder
Context / Introduction
An international organisation based in Lisbon is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Responder to strengthen its capability to detect, analyse, and respond to cybersecurity incidents. The selected consultant will join a small cybersecurity team (3–4 specialists) and support ongoing operational security activities and related projects.Contract Details
• Location: Lisbon (onsite)• Contract Duration: 12 months initial contract (programme expected to run up to 4 years)
• Daily Rate: €250/day
• Requirement: EU nationality mandatory
• Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience in the security field (mandatory)
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, analyse, evaluate, and correlate cyber threat information and events from multiple sources.
- Detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents in enterprise environments.
- Manage and escalate security alerts, triggering incident response procedures where required.
- Mitigate the impact of incidents and restore affected systems to normal operations.
- Conduct forensic investigations and malware analysis.
- Handle digital evidence and ensure proper documentation and chain of custody.
- Prepare structured incident reports and lessons learned documentation.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders during incident handling.
- Support continuous improvement of incident response processes, procedures, and playbooks.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Expertise
- Minimum 6 years of professional experience in cybersecurity.
- Strong hands-on experience in incident response within enterprise environments.
- Very good knowledge of incident response methodologies and frameworks.
- Experience with SIEM and EDR tools for investigation and threat correlation.
- Familiarity with forensic tools and malware analysis techniques.
- Ability to clearly document technical findings and produce structured reports.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a small, team-oriented environment.
- Excellent command of English (minimum C1 level).
- High degree of discretion, integrity, and professionalism.
