Junior Cyber Security Analyst

JOB PURPOSE:

Responsible for monitoring, analysing, triaging and responding to security incidents.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Incident Monitoring Management (IMM)

• Monitor alerts, analyse and triage and respond within the committed SLA’s.
• Escalate qualified incidents for investigation to CA
• Research, document and report on security notifications from DESC and other authorities, security issues and emerging trends.
• Coordinate and guide support and service desk for incident resolution.
• Provide inputs to optimize use cases and reduce false positives.

Governance

• Adhere to ITIL & NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Reporting and Documentation (RD)

• Produce all required documentation for tasks completed, according to established standards.
• Create & publish reports on a weekly, monthly & quarterly basis to stakeholders

Training and Development

• Ensure all certifications required for the role (see below) are met within 6 months of joining FutureX.
• Ensure all certifications are kept valid.

SPAN OF Communication:

Security team and Service Desk

Job relevant information (BOUNDARIES & DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY)

These roles have limited decision-making authority.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker
• GISF: GIAC Information Security Fundamentals
• GSEC: GIAC Security Essentials
• GCIA: GIAC Certified
• Intrusion Analyst
• GCIH: GIAC Certified Incident Handler

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 2-5 years

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Simple problem solving
• Acceptable spoken and written English
• The ability to make clear presentations to the Security team

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• SIEM (Must)
• DLP
• Active Directory
• Email Security
• Endpoint Security
• IDS/IPS
• Vulnerability Assessments
• Firewalls

Bachelor’s degree in a related field