Cybersecurity Monitoring Specialist

Job Purpose

Monitor users, applications, networks, systems, and access to physical assets (includes intrusion prevention/detection, email/spam filtering, web filtering)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Using various security tools to perform monitoring and analysis of security events to detect security risks and threats.
• Create formal incidents and support the investigation of such incidents to not only mitigate the current threat but also prevent future occurrences.
• Support escalation to and work closely with Sr. specialist, engineers, and management as required.
• Cooperate with operations teams and other stakeholders during incident handling process
• Document all actions taken during incident investigations.
• Work closely with other teams to support the incident management process.
• Provide tuning and filtering recommendations to engineering teams.
• Assist with the identification, creation and improvement of the team’s processes and procedures.
• Stay informed of current threats and vulnerabilities, particularly those that may directly affect internal systems.
• Provide reports on regular basis and upon request

Knowledge, skills and experience required

• Education: Bachelor degree of Informational technology, mathematics or other relevant field.
• Work experience: 2-3 years IT Operations experience
• License / Certificate (Preferable): CCNA, RHCSA, MCP, MCITP, CCNA Security
• Foreign Language: English (intermediate), Russian (intermediate)
• Computer Skills: 
– General Cyber Security concepts,
– Basic log analysis skills 
– General desktop OS and server OS knowledge
– Networking protocols (i.e. TCP/IP)
– Awareness and general understanding of security threats and vulnerabilities
– Enterprise environment concepts such as Active Directory, LDAP, DNS, VPN and DHCP
– Vulnerability Scanning
– Antimalware tools
• Product Knowledge: N/A
• Market knowledge: N/A
• Other: 
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
– Be a self-starter, self-motivated, and self-directed
– Ability to work independently and in a team environment
– Proven to be detail oriented and be able to use many various resources
– Must be able to multi-task and work with different tools

Interested Candidates please send your CV to [email protected] indicating “Cybersecurity Monitoring Specialist” in the subject line of your message. Otherwise, your candidacy will not be considered.