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Data Analyst 1 (Business Analyst 1) – Cyber Fusion Unit
Job Purpose
To coordinate and support data collection, aggregation, cleaning/filtering and data analysis to generate actionable reports and respond to cyber threats.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Technical and Operational Responsibilities
- Perform monitoring of security logs and alerts from Security Information and Events Management (SIEM) tools and other security platforms to identify potential threats.
- Perform data filtering and processing security events data from SIEM to ensure accuracy and integrity.
- Write reports and documentations detailing periodical findings of cybersecurity incidents and trends and the actions taken to avert future cyber threats.
- Reviewing cyber incident reports and performing correlation between incidents to detect suspicious patterns and anomalies.
- Collaborate with other SOC teams to provide data-driven insights to improve efficiency.
- performing Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection on cyber threat actors.
- Supporting and coordinating with other incident response teams in identifying cyber-attack vectors by analyzing raw data and identifying suspicious patterns.
- Endeavour to assist and improve automation of data collection, collation and analysis to enhance efficiency.
- Prepare graphical and appealing cyber security training/awareness material.
- Manage SIEM tools and other cybersecurity management tools to perform analysis and generate actionable insights.
Other Responsibilities
- Conduct threat research
- Any other duty assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (IT), Data Science and Statistics, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Engineering & Computer Science and/or any relevant qualification.
- Professional certification(s) in SOC Analysis (CSA), Cybersecurity, Information Security and/or CompTIA Security + or other related certifications.
- Knowledge of programming languages (Python, R), scripting/automation (Bash, PowerShell) and database query languages (SQL).
- Familiar with SIEM tools (Splunk, SolarWinds etc).
- Strong proficiency and understanding of statistics and data analysis techniques using Ms Excel or Google Sheets.
- Active membership in at least one (1) professional body.
Work Experience
- Three (3) years’ experience in a cybersecurity/SOC analysis environment.
Competencies
Technical Competencies
- Good understanding of cybersecurity concepts and protocols, cyber risk management, incident response and common cyber threats such as DoS attacks, phishing and malware.
- SOC and Data Analytical Skills to deal with large volumes of data to identify anomalies, trends and suspicious patterns.
- Knowledge in Open-Source Intelligence applications
- Attention to detail for accuracy in reporting
- Good communications skills to explain and document findings to SOC teams
- Team player in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
- Good report writing and presentation skills.
- Have agility in learning new security analysis tools and technologies.
Behavioural/General Competencies
- Honesty and integrity
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Organization skills
- Confidentiality
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal relations
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) Cyber Risk Analyst (Senior Business Analyst 2) – Cyber Fusion Unit
Job Purpose
- To coordinate cyber treat hunting for pro-active detection and prevention of cyber breaches in the banking sector.
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Key Duties and Responsibilities
Technical and Operational Responsibilities
- Perform targeted Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA/PT) to identify flaws on banks’ systems.
- Write reports detailing the findings of VAPT exercises explaining the attack vectors of cyberattacks.
- Team leader during VA/PT exercises from inception to completion
- Reviewing results of VA/PT exercises before dispatch.
- Providing recommendations on fixing the issues identified during VA/PT exercises.
- Co-ordinating Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection on cyber threat actors.
- Supporting and coordinating with incident response teams in identifying cyber-attack vectors.
- Incidence Response engagements on banks to ensure proper recovery and improve their incident response management.
- Prepare cyber security training/awareness material for the banking sector.
Other Responsibilities
- Conduct threat research.
- Supervises staff.
- Any other duty assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Engineering & Computer Science and/or any relevant qualification.
- Professional certification(s) in Cybersecurity, Information Security and/or Networking or any other related field.
- Active membership in at least one (1) professional body.
Work Experience
- Two (2) years’ experience in a cybersecurity analysis environment.
Competencies
Technical Competencies
- Good understanding of Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA&PT) process.
- Data Analytical Skills
- Knowledge in Open-Source Intelligence applications
- Good communications Skills
- Good report writing and presentation skills.
Behavioral/General Competencies
- Honesty and integrity
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Organization skills
- Confidentiality
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal relations
- Team player
- Attention to detail