Security Analyst (Ref 24964)

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities
Security Operations & Incident Response
• Monitor and investigate security alerts (directly or via SOC)
• Lead or support incident response for:
1. Malware / ransomware
2. Phishing and account compromise
3. Insider threats
4. Data leakage incidents
• Perform vulnerability scanning and risk assessment
• Analyse scan results and prioritize remediation based on business risk
• Coordinate patching with IT and application teams
• Track remediation progress and report risk exposure
• Tune detections, improve signal quality, and reduce false positives
• Track emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack trends
• Assess relevance and impact to the organization
• Translate threat intelligence into actionable controls and detections
• Governance, Risk & Compliance Support
• Participate in internal risk assessments and audits
• Provide security guidance to IT, developers, and business users
• Support security awareness programs and phishing simulations
• Act as internal security SME and trusted advisor

Requirements
• Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent
• At least 3 years’ experience in IT
• Basic technical knowledge in IT network infrastructure, server platforms (Unix, Windows platform) and desktops (OS X and Windows XP and above)
• Experience in using security tools (E.g. Security Endpoint solutions, CyberArk, Tenable Nessus, Securonix, Sentinel))
• Certified with one or more of the following: QISP, CISSP, Cybersecurity Nexus, CompTIA Security+

Licence no: 12C6060

Tell employers what skills you have

Windows XP
Remediation
Vulnerability Scanning
Risk Assessment
Unix
Phishing
XP
Windows
Audits
Threat Intelligence
Simulations
OS X
Security Awareness
CISSP