Senior Security Analyst
at NTT Data
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001, South Africa -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 29 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 30 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Emerging Trends,Security Tools,Information Technology,Siem,Firewall,Edr,Service Orientation,Soar,Ccna,Security Controls,Ids,Proxy,Honeypots,Ips,Security Analysis,Cissp,Computing | No | No |
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Description:
MAKE AN IMPACT WITH NTT DATA
Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES:
- Advanced knowledge on implementation and monitoring of a company supported SIEM or security tools/technologies/concepts.
- Advanced knowledge on security architecture, worked across different security technologies.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of the operation of modern computer systems and networks and how they can be compromised.
- Displays excellent customer service orientation and pro-active thinking.
- Displays problem solving abilities and is highly driven and self-organized.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent analytical and logical thinking.
- Excellent spoken and written communication abilities.
- Team player with the ability to work well with others and in group with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Ability to remain calm in pressurized situations.
- Ability to keep current on emerging trends and new technologies in area of specialization.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant qualification in Information Technology or Computing or a related field.
- Security certifications such as (but not limited to) AZ-500, SC-200, Security+, CEH, CISSP, CISM or similar Certification in different networking technologies such as CCNA, JNCIA, ACCA, PCNSA, CCSA is advantageous.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Advanced experience in SOC Analysis Operations.
- Advanced experience in SIEM usage for investigations.
- Advanced experience in Security technologies such as (but not limited to) Firewall, IPS, IDS, Proxy.
- Advanced experience in dealing with technical support to clients.
- Advanced experience in handling security incidents end to end.
- Advanced experience in configuring/managing security controls, such as SIEM, Firewall, IDS/IPS, EDR, NDR, UTM, Proxy, SOAR, Honeypots and other security tools.
- Advanced experience in Security Analysis or Engineering preferably gained within a global services organization.
Workplace type:
Hybrid Working
Responsibilities:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works as part of a global Cyber Defense Centre (CDC) team that works 24/7 on rotational shifts.
- Works with client stakeholders and relevant internal teams to tune the MSSP platform and client SIEM to enable more efficient detection, analysis and reporting.
- Monitors security tools to review and analyze security logs from client environments.
- Generates continuous improvement ideas for supported security tools/technologies, to enable improvements to the company services, employee experience and client experience.
- Adheres to SOPs, customer Run Books and standard processes to ensure a globally consistent delivery whilst also proposing changes and improvements to these standards.
- Utilizes and documents best practices and amend existing documentation as required.
- Identifies opportunities to make automations which will help the clients and security delivery teams.
- Performs security incident handling and response from several vectors including End Point Protection and Enterprise Detection and response tools, attack analysis, malware analysis, network forensics, computer forensics.,
- Utilizes a broad range of skills in LAN technologies, Windows and Linux O/S’s, and general security infrastructure.
- Ensures usage of knowledge articles in incident diagnosis and resolution and assists with updating as and when required.
- Undertakes threat hunting activities across both individual client estates, as well as cross client hunting.
- Works closely with client delivery teams to support their activities related to client delivery.
- Cooperates closely with colleagues to share knowledge and build a cohesive and effective team environment, benefiting the individual, the business and the client.
- Supports major incident management processes, and escalations into the team.
- Performs any other related task as required.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Network Administration / Security
Other
Graduate
Information technology or computing or a related field
Proficient
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Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001, South Africa