IT Security Analyst (6+ years experience)
Dublin South
2
€70,000 - €80,000
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Job Description
South Dublin MNC client requires an experienced IT Security Analyst to join its expanding SOC team on a permanent basis
Job Responsibilities
- Gather and analyse IT security related data such as logs and events, to identify or security breaches to the organisation
- Some travel would be required to the UK
- Monitor network traffic and report-security related incidents
- Report security-related incidents
- Develop after action reports
- Perform research on cyber threats
- Provide recommendations for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of incident response processes
- Identify security vulnerabilities and assist them with mitigation of the risk identified
- Developing and deploying network and endpoint detection to support a SOC analysis team
- Play an advisory role to the business on security related matters for projects or processes as required
- Collaborates on critical IT projects to ensure security is addressed throughout the project
- Performing data analysis to optimize SOC procedures
- Assist in the coordination and implementation of major detection improvements to SOC analytics
- Coordinating analysis teams to best educate on and respond to developments in the threat landscape
- Advises security administrators on normal and exception-based processing of security authorization requests
- Perform control assessments to identify control weaknesses and access the effectiveness of existing controls, and recommend remedial actions
- Assist with the development of a common set of security tools, define their operational parameters and conduct reviews of tool output
- Develops and validates baseline security configurations for operating systems, applications and networking and telecommunications equipment.
- Advises security administrators on normal and exception-based processing of security authorization requests
- Researches, evaluates and recommends information-security related hardware and software, including developing business cases for security investments
- Assist in the development of security policies, principles and standards
- Provide 2nd & 3rd level support and analysis during and after a security incident
- Assist security administrators and IT staff in the resolution of reported security incidents
Experienced Required
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in information security
- Experience researching security threats and developing detection mechanisms to defend against them
- Proficiency with threat modelling methods and associated TTP’s
- Proficiency is performing risk, business impact, control and vulnerability assessments
- Excellent understanding of infrastructure and business systems
- Strong understanding of network security appliances, anti-malware solutions, automated policy compliance tools and desktop security tools
- Strong familiarity relating to the network, OS, virtualization and cloud technology stacks
- Experience in developing, documenting and maintaining security policies, processes, procedures and standards
- Exposure to the Cloud
- Solid understanding of project management principles
- Excellent communication skills and capable working as a team and as an individual
- Audit, compliance or governance experience is a strong plus
Educational Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in IT or related field
- CISSP, ISSAP, CISM, ECSA, CompTIA CASP, GCIH, GCFA, GMON or equivalent qualification
Working Hours/Benefits
- Flexible works hours
- 23 days annual leave and more available for purchase
- Pension contributions of 4 – 8%
- Wellness allowance of 1,000
- Training as needed
- Free parking
- Canteen on site
- Full calendar of events
