Cyber Security Consultant

Consultant - Cyber Security Job

Skills & Experience

At least 5 -8 years of experience in Cyber Security Projects covering Cyber Security Consulting, Cyber Threat , Cyber Forensic Management.
Knowledge of SIEM, Cloud Access Security Broker, Data Leakage Prevention, Web Application Firewall, Multi Factor Authentication, Data Rights Management, Identity Access/Privileged Access Management.
Ability to gather business requirements; select, test, and implement tools and applications.
Responsive, problem-solving orientation and ability to build strong relationships with all levels of stakeholders.
Administrative, presentation skills and the ability to manage multiple task.
Coordinate with counterparts to develop, implement, maintain, monitor and support company-wide best practices of all corporate infrastructure IT security including areas of networks, applications, and endpoints devices.
Install security measures and operate software to protect systems and information infrastructure, including assisting firewalls security rules and data security implementation.
Review and work with internal teams to remediate security concerns in cloud environments
Implement security measures and tune existing tools to further enforce zero trust monitoring for MDR model Delivery
Design and implement innovative approaches to endpoint protection, malware detection & mitigation, and auditing.
Provide data and root cause analysis of security incidents with corrective actions for improvement.
Work with the internal security team and analyze false positives and false negatives.
Monitor computer networks for security issues and investigate security breaches and other cyber incidents
Closely working with compliance and internal audit departments to ensure IT controls are in place, enforced, maintained and provide evidence samples according to the requirement.
Configure, maintain, and support internal uses of Security solution in trial and production implementation, post deployment of solution with required use case controls (self-study), provide required documentation and onboard Operations team with required trainings.
Work closely with internal various customer counterparts to onboard all required assets (CEF, Smart connecters, Data Connectors, develop lighthouse) to maintain corporate instances to ensure update to date security parameters, implementations, and best practices.
Create security metrics, reports, and dashboards
Stay up-to-date on information technology trends and security standards

Responsibilities 

Mentor, and provide guidance to the SOC team, including security analysts, incident responders, and other personnel.
Incident Detection and Response:
Oversee the identification, analysis, and response to security incidents, ensuring adherence to established incident handling procedures and response SLAs.
Conduct post-incident analysis and provide recommendations for process improvements and mitigation strategies.
Threat Monitoring and Intelligence:
Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the threat landscape, including emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques.
Monitor threat intelligence sources, conduct threat hunting activities, and stay up-to-date with the latest security trends to proactively identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
Security Tools and Technologies:
Manage and oversee the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of security tools and technologies used in the SOC, such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and threat intelligence platforms.
Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to enhance the capabilities of the SOC and improve incident detection and response efficiency

Deep understanding of cloud architecture and cloud security challenges and solutions, as well as operating systems (Windows/MacOS/Linux), networking, authentication, and programming and scripting languages.

Professional Attributes 

1. Strong analytical skills with a structured problem-solving approach
2. Effective communicator with great interpersonal skills and the ability to be credible with clients
3. Demonstrated creativity in complex problem solving and ability to work under pressure

Educational Qualification

• Bachelors or above degree in a related field or equivalent full-time course.

Technical Certifications

• AZ 500, AZ 900, CISSP, CEH, CSSP