About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

Cyber Incident Response Analyst

The Role

As a Cyber Incident Response Analyst you will be part of the Cyber Defence team that develops and oversees the companys security program ensuring S&P Global is protected from existing and emerging close partnership with Security Operations and Threat Intelligence you will detect analyze and decisively respond to security incidents enrich investigations with timely intelligence and help drive proactive defences. While based in the UK you will support response and intelligence needs globally.

Candidates should have a genuine interest in cyber security and a strong grasp of attacker tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs). This role requires a detail-oriented critical thinker who understands how adversaries exploit systems networks and peopleand how to respond. Experience applying threat intelligence to investigations and to improve detections is highly desirable.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate and triage response to cybersecurity events and conduct forensic analysis across endpoints networks cloud and SaaS.
• Integrate threat intelligence into investigations (e.g. enrich IOCs map activity to MITRE ATT&CK identify likely threat actors/TTPs and assess potential impact).
• Understand the threat landscape through collaboration with industry peers FS-ISAC trust groups and commercial/open-source intelligence translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Develop maintain and operationalize Incident Response playbooks and SOPs; include PIRs (Priority Intelligence Requirements) collection plans and feedback loops to refine detections.
• Work closely with the SOC to investigate incidents and deliver containment remediation and root cause analysis; produce high-quality intel-informed incident reports.
• Create and tune detections (e.g. SIEM/SOAR EDR) using intelligence signals (TTPs behaviors YARA/Sigma where applicable).
• Produce and present consumable intelligence outputs (e.g. flash alerts threat overviews executive briefs) tailored to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to vulnerability/threat surfacing (e.g. emerging CVEs exploit trends) and advise on risk-based prioritization.
• Deliver actionable incident and hunting metrics to management; assess detection coverage and recommend improvements.
• Follow the end-to-end incident response lifecycle and support post-incident lessons learned with intelligence-driven enhancements.
• Build an understanding of key S&P technology systems and business practices to contextualize threats and drive pragmatic defenses.
• Participate in information-sharing activities (e.g. FS-ISAC submissions) in line with TLP and legal/compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of common cyber attacks tools and attacker tradecraft; ability to map activity to MITRE ATT&CK and articulate likely TTPs.
• Demonstrated experience handling security events in critical environments and applying intelligence to accelerate triage and response.
• Experience analyzing system application and cloud/SaaS logs to investigate security and operational issues; comfort enriching with IOCs and behaviours.
• Hands-on experience with a SIEM (Splunk preferred) for investigations alert creation reporting and threat hunting.
• Ability to produce clear actionable intel and incident reports including executive-ready summaries and visuals.
• Familiarity with threat intel workflows: collection planning source evaluation indicator lifecycle PIRs TLP and feedback loops to detections.
• Experience with one or more TIPs or intel data sources (e.g. MISP OpenCTI Recorded Future) and STIX/TAXII concepts.
• 3 years of information security experience with a focus on incident response threat hunting or threat intelligence.
• Excellent communication skills for varied business and technical audiences; strong presentation skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment; passion for cyber security.
• Advanced knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP HTTP) and operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Familiarity with threat hunting techniques (hypothesis-driven ATT&CK-aligned behavior-based).
• Windows and Linux administration tools and concepts.
• Understanding of threat actors and the cybercrime ecosystem including initial access vectors monetization paths and supply-chain/SaaS attack patterns.
• Exposure to malware/TTP analysis at a functional level (family identification persistence/discovery behaviors) and creation of detections (e.g. Sigma/YARA) is a plus.
• Experience producing finished intelligence products (tactical through executive) and briefing senior stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. GCTI GCFA/GCFR GCIH FOR578) or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with information-sharing standards and practices (FS-ISAC TLP) and legal/compliance considerations.
• Knowledge of cloud provider threat models and telemetry (AWS Azure GCP M365/SaaS).
• Second language and/or geopolitical awareness for actor context is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees visit S&P Global

At S&P Global we dont give you intelligencewe give you essential intelligence. The essential intelligence you need to make decisions with conviction. Were the worlds foremost provider of credit ratings benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets. Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings S&P Global Market Intelligence S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts. For more information visit.

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Whats In It For You

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

Were more than 35000 strong worldwideso were able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. Were committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
Integrity Discovery Partnership

Throughout our history the worlds leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do bring a spirit of discovery to our work and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. Thats why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay retirement planning a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: Its not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones too with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awardssmall perks can make a big difference.

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At S&P Global we are committed to fostering a connected andengaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills experience and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness transparency and merit ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration we drive innovation and power global markets.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC