Senior Associate Information Security Incident Response Analyst

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The Senior Associate Information Security Incident Response Analyst is a developing subject matter expert, responsible for assisting with the detection and monitoring of threats and suspicious activity affecting the organization's technology domain.

This role supports the work of technical staff from various business areas as well as third-party technical experts.

The Senior Associate Information Security Incident Response Analyst role uses their developing technical competencies of systems and automated mechanisms to detect unauthorized activity on company information assets.

Key responsibilities:

• Assists with the prevention and resolution of security breaches and ensure incident and problem management processes are initiated.
• Supports access management activities according to the policy.
• Assists with the implementation of and discuss security service audit schedules, review access authorisation and perform the required access controls and testing to identify security weaknesses.
• Supports global team of Cyber Security Analysts and specialists.
• Notifies internal and/or external teams according to agreed alert priority levels, escalation trees, 2nd level triaging of security alerts, events, and notifications.
• Communicates status of response, resolution and final root cause analysis to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Ability to follow and update established and/or ad-hoc processes and work instructions and create procedures where deficiencies are identified.
• Logs, manages and coordinates service requests through to resolution including the identification, isolation, resolution and escalation of IT infrastructure faults.
• Develops an understanding of current and emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and trends.
• Supports the review of current configurations of company's production information systems and networks against compliance standards.
• Provides support in the investigation of information security incident causes and follow processes to resolve these causes.
• Assists configuration management by applying tools, techniques and processes to track, log and correct information related to CIs.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Knowledge of technological advances within the information security arena.
• Understanding of inter-relationships in an overall system or process.
• Knowledge of information security management and policies.
• Ability to think critically, analyze information, and solve less complex problems.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related preferred.
• SANS GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) or equivalent preferred.
• SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) or equivalent preferred.
• SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) or equivalent preferred.

Required experience:

• Moderate experience in a Technology Information Security Industry.
• Moderate experience using End Point Protection Software.
• Moderate experience using Enterprise Detection and Response software.
• Moderate experience or knowledge of SIEM and IPS technologies.
• Moderate experience with Wireshark or tcpdump to identify normal and abnormal/malicious traffic patterns and behaviors.

Workplace type:

Remote Working

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