IT Security Specialist - Threat Hunting and Incident Response
We are seeking a highly skilled IT Security Specialist to join our team in threat hunting and incident response. This role involves collecting and analyzing security data, maintaining artefacts, and developing insights to advise the SIET and SIRT.
Key Responsibilities:
* Acting as a Tier 3 triage contact for security incidents
* Handling incident escalations in accordance with IS Work Instruction
* Rudimentary malware and forensic analysis to understand impact, enable containment, and recover from incidents
* Partnering with internal and external penetration testers for Purple Team engagements to develop improvements to our company security posture
* Proactive hunting for threats and collaborating with other Threat Hunters
* Consulting on advisories from Cyber Threat Intelligence
* Preparing detailed reports and providing summaries on progress of investigations
Requirements:
* A technical degree in IT or an IT Security expert with outstanding knowledge of operating systems and network protocols
* Good understanding of SIEM, network security technologies, and tools
* Preferred experience with digital forensics, threat hunting, malware analysis, SOAR, and detection tuning
* Very good knowledge of threat modelling frameworks, attacker mindset, and defence-in-depth concepts
* Excellent technical understanding of security operations and related processes
* International experience working within complex, global IT organisations
* Customer orientation, strong team working skills, and experience in dealing with service providers
* Highly result-oriented and structured
* Very good command of English, both spoken and written
About Us:
We value diversity and inclusion and strive to create a workplace where all colleagues feel respected, valued, and empowered to achieve their best every day. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.