Cyber Security Analyst

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Role purpose

The purpose of this role is to work as part of the cyber security team to implement an organised approach to addressing and managing security breaches or cyberattacks. Performing investigations and providing reports with root cause analysis, which will be used as strategic programs of work to improve the overall security assurance of DAN. With a goal to limit damage and reduce recovery time and costs.

Key accountabilities

•Perform daily, weekly, monthly maintenance and management tasks.

•Perform response analytics during and after an incident, determine root cause and proper mitigation of cyber security events.

•Engage with other teams to mitigate cyber security threats, improve processes, and improve security posture, analysing threat intelligence for relevancy, impact, and exposure.

•Conduct log analysis utilising SIEM, IPS, Firewall, Proxy, AV and other to determine the extent of a compromise. •Monitor and manage security tool consoles, ensuring all alerts are responded to, escalating incidents quickly

•Perform risk and vulnerability assessments 

•Track cyber threat actors/campaigns based from technical analysis and open source intelligence.

•Maintain current knowledge of tools, techniques, and procedures of attackers

•Keep up to date on current Advanced Persistent Threats and mitigation techniques.

•Conduct research pertaining into cyber threats, campaigns, vulnerabilities, and technological advances in combating unauthorised access.

•Investigate alerts, anomalies, errors, intrusions, and malware for evidence of compromise.

•Take ownership of cyber security call queues ensuring tickets are closed based on defined SLAs.

Professional skills

•Must possess excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.•Possess a high level of capabilities in research and data collation•Excellent organization and time management skills. •Able to handle multiple deadlines, and to effectively perform during high pressure or stressful situations.•Good presentation skills both verbal and written on both technical and non-technical information. With a strong eye for detail •Very good organisational and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with peers. •Experience producing security documentation and other technical analysis reports•Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Key Experiences

•Demonstrates a good knowledge and understanding of cyber security attack techniques and threats, with a strong technical background. •Ability to quickly identify indication of compromise and take appropriate action to mitigate or eradicate. 

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