Incident Response (IR) Maturity Assessment Consultant at RiverSafe, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Incident Response / SOC Consultant to assess and benchmark IR capabilities. You’ll lead an end-to-end IR maturity assessment across people, process and technology, using a structured framework, and deliver a clear, evidence-based view of current capability and improvement priorities.

• Run stakeholder workshops and interviews
• Review IR plans, playbooks, and security tooling
• Assess IR capability across the full lifecycle
• Deliver a maturity baseline, gap analysis, and recommendations
• Present findings to technical and executive stakeholders

Skills

• Strong background in Incident Response and/or SOC leadership
• Experience handling major cyber incidents end-to-end
• Experience building IR plans, playbooks, and SOC processes
• Familiarity with frameworks like NIST CSF / ISO 27001
• Experience with maturity assessments
• Knowledge of CREST CISR or similar models
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear business insights
• Structured, delivery-focused approach