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Cyber Security Analyst Full Time Permanent

Cyber Security Analyst – Cape Town

Are you a mid level Cyber Security Analyst with a real passion for Cyber Security and 3 years’ experience? You will be investigating malicious activity, triage incidents and assisting customers with responding to security incidents. General IT qualification with Cyber Security certifications are beneficial. Clear communication and a broad understanding of IT Systems in general is required. Must have troubleshooting skills and experience, both on network and application levels.
Responsibilities
  • Investigate incidents to determine if they are false positives or if they require in depth investigation.
  • Investigate cases to closure.
  • Where required escalate or liaise with team members to assist in determining outcome.
  • Communication to clients is key to ensure that cases can be closed with success.
  • Work with detection team to devise new methods of detecting malicious activity.
  • Review, document and refine response procedure for alerts to ensure it is as effective as possible.
  • Develop, analyse and report on alerts and their effectiveness.
  • Work with detection teams to fine tune detectors to make them less likely to create false positives.
  • Work with detection and infrastructure teams to optimise response workflow through automation, orchestration or using other innovative methods.
Requirements
  • Any general IT qualifications will be advantageous.
      • Any security certification or vendor specific certifications, particularly for cyber security products will be beneficial.
      • Have a passion for cyber security
      • Have troubleshooting skills and experience, both on network and application levels
      • Be attentive to details
      • Have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, particularly via email
      • Willingness to work in a team environment to improve efficiencies and solve problems as a team
      • Have a broad understanding of IT systems in general. Any specialisations will be beneficial but a shallow but broad understanding is imperative

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