Security Incident Response Analyst IT - Johannesburg

Recruiter:

Complement Recruitment

Job Ref:

SCAJH

Date posted:

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related, Permanent

SUMMARY:
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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Security Incident Response Analyst - Johannesburg

Salary: Market Related, Permanent

Purpose of Position:

Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Security Incident Response Analyst based in Sandton, Johannesburg Gauteng. The is a permanent position, remote, but will require on-site meetings at the office. The company offers a competitive salary as well as Medical aid, Retirement Annuity and Death & Disability benefits.

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7+ years of professional IT experience in either, but not limited to systems administration, systems

engineering, and/or TCP/IP network administration

3+ years of professional IT experience including experience in information security, in areas such as security operations, intrusion detection, incident analysis, incident handling and platform management
A sound knowledge of IT security best practices, common attack types and detection/prevention methods including malware, emerging threats, attacks, and vulnerability management
TCP/IP knowledge, networking, and security product experience
Demonstrable experience of analysing and interpreting system, security, and application logs
Knowledge of the type of events that both Firewalls, IDS/IPS and other security related devices produce
Experience with various security technology platforms such as, but not limited to: SIEM, AV, ETDR, DLP, Email Security
Strong deductive reasoning, critical thinking, problem solving, and prioritization skills
Experience assisting the development and maintenance of tools, procedures, and documentation
Customer service including the resolution of customer escalations, incident handling, and response
Highly proficient in spoken and written English

Duties:

Handling of Incidents through ticketing systems and follow through completion and/or escalation in

accordance with established procedures.

Work in correlation with SLAs as applicable for day-to-day Operations
Troubleshooting security incidents, reported by end-users, or discovered by proactive health checks
Monitor multiple security technologies, such as IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Switches, VPNs, and other security threat

data sources

Respond to inbound requests via email and other electronic means for technical assistance with security

managed services

Case escalation and management
Resolve problems independently and understand escalation procedure
General administration (user accounts, settings, policies, groups, etc.)
Miscellaneous security platform specific outputs
Assist in the recommendation for improvements and the development of technical standards
Create, follow, and present detailed operational process and procedures to appropriately analyse, escalate,

and assist in remediation of critical information security incidents

Create, follow, and present customer reports to ensure quality, accuracy, and value to the Client

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