Security Analyst  

The Security Analyst is responsible for reviewing and analyzing the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all the information assets of an organization. He or She must be able to analyze all available information including logs, network traffic and all other data emanating from the security systems in place for an organization to determine the existence of anomalies, security breaches and all other incidents inimical to the security posture of the organization while carefully and accurately segregating actionable items from all other false positives and insignificant events or information static.

• Should have an acceptable degree of knowledge with any of the following:

  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) System
  • IDS/IPS penetration, vulnerability testing
  • Firewall intrusion detection, prevention, protocols
  • Secure coding practices, ethical hacking and threat modelling
  • Identity and access manager principles
  • Application security and encryption technologies
  • Secure network architecture
  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), phishing and social engineering, network access, controllers, anti-malware and enhanced authentication.
• Graduate of any four (4) or five (5) year collegiate course preferably in the field of Information and Communication Technology.
• Work related experience of at least two (2) years performing, security events monitoring. Experience in security incident analysis, computer forensics or security incident response an advantage
• Certifications in any of the following
  • Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH)
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Security)
  • SANS GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
  • SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
  • Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP)