Our client has a requirement for a temporary Cyber Security Analyst role in their IT team for 6 months, with a potential to extend. This role is primarily to provide support to progress their Cyber Security Program implementation.
By providing the capacity to develop, establish and implement controls / processes / protocols for the management of day-to-day security operations to further mature their cyber security capability.
The role reports directly to the Information Security Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with the delivery of our cybersecurity strategy.
- Test systems for potential vulnerabilities.
- Assist in preparing summary and technical reports detailing security issues and providing recommendations.
- Perform incident response as required.
- Receive and analyse network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts.
- Provide periodic summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defence practices.
- Ensure our client's infrastructure is secured.
- Analyse and report on system data and metrics to provide visualisation of our client's security posture.
- Plan, prepare, and perform change management activities.
- Monitor the ongoing managed service environment.
- Perform identity and access management activities
- 3+ years' experience as a Cyber Security Analyst or equivalent role, with a willingness to do a variety of related tasks.
- Skills and experience performing cyber security related functions:
- Facilitation of security incident response testing, capturing learnings and updating related procedures/guidelines
- An understanding of and practice applying security concepts including, but not limited to:
- Web Application and cloud security.
- Identity and access management.
- Security technologies such as firewalls, SIEM, PIM.
- Vulnerability assessment process.
- Working experience with the following or equivalent:
- Qualys Vulnerability Scanner
- Knowledge of MS Azure Infrastructure
- Experience in Microsoft365
- Experience in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Excellent attention to detail as well as communication skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Work under broad direction.
- Proactively build and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including third party vendors/service providers.
- Industry certifications are a nice to have but not a requirement.
- Local Government / Council experience is a plus.
