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.

 

Check out Our Site Apply Directly for this Job by clicking here - Minimum Requirements:

 

  • 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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