Job Description

DFIR Managing Consultant

Department: Cyber Services and Capabilities

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: GBR Manchester Hardman Boulevard

Role Purpose: To manage and service NCC Group clients within the Incident Response space.

The Managing Consultant plays a critical role within the DFIR team of experienced consultants, delivering high‑quality incident response and proactive services to clients. The role involves leading and contributing to detailed technical analysis, managing incident response activities, and ensuring effective communication and coordination throughout an engagement.

With a strong focus on technically supporting clients during live incidents, the Managing Consultant is also expected to contribute to projects enhancing the team’s internal capabilities through continuous improvement of processes, tooling, and technical approaches. Applying strong foundational DFIR skills and a meticulous, detail‑oriented approach to analysis, the Managing Consultant provides trusted expertise and guidance to clients during complex and high‑pressure situations.

The role also includes line management responsibilities, with opportunities to mentor, support, and develop junior consultants, fostering technical excellence, professional growth, and a collaborative team culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership in coordinating a team of experienced DFIR consultants deployed during an, promoting effective collaboration, clear communication, and high‑quality delivery throughout investigative and incident response engagements.
• Actively responding to cyber security incidents, providing hands‑on technical analysis, containment, mitigation, and remediation support to clients.
• Demonstrating calm, confident incident leadership and sound judgement in client Incident Management scenarios, including high‑pressure and time‑critical environments.
• Delivering thorough, high‑quality incident response investigations that support client decision‑making and recovery.
• Collaborating with clients and internal stakeholders to identify, resolve, document, and improve response to security incidents.
• Delivery of proactive engagements, such as first responder training and technical tabletops to clients to aid in their improvement of handling incidents.
• Supporting the development of team capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and line management of junior consultants.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Extensive experience working in incident response, digital forensics, or security operations, with a demonstrable focus on incident response delivery.
• Proven experience leading teams during cyber incidents, providing clear incident management and technical direction to clients.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security controls and common defensive technologies.
• Ability to design and develop scripts, tooling, or automation to enhance investigative effectiveness and response efficiency.
• Hands‑on experience triaging and investigating Windows, Linux, and macOS hosts.
• Demonstrable experience delivering incident response engagements within cloud environments.
• Ability to produce clear, high‑quality written and verbal outputs, including reports, presentations, recommendations, and executive‑level findings for clients.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CREST CPIA, CRIA, CCNIA, or CCHIA, and or SANS certifications including GCFA, GNFA, or GCIH.
• Experience delivering technical tabletop exercises and leading clients through incident scenarios to test and improve processes and response capability.
• Strong understanding of common enterprise technologies and configurations, including cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft 365, AWS, and GCP.

Job Benefits

Behaviours:

• Focusing on Clients and Customers.
• Working as One NCC.
• Always Learning.
• Being Inclusive and Respectful.
• Delivery Brilliantly.

Why NCC Group? At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks. Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support. Our mission in the Digital Forensics and Incident Response Team is to be recognized by clients, analyst and partners as world-class player. Our vision:

• A trusted advisor at the juncture of cyber and legal, we are a global team of experts with local presence. ​
• We help you understand and mitigate threats, from external or internal sources.​
• We are there when you need us the most. We help you navigate complex issues often under pressure of time: identifying, preserving, processing and examining digital evidence.​
• We use technology and insights to discover, analyze and present facts. ​

Our advice is unbiased. Our reports are concise. So, what’s next? If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to global.ta@nccgroup.com About your application We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles. If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy ( candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage. Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.