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As part of its expansion plans, Arachas is seeking an experienced Cyber Defence Analyst to join the Cyber Defence team. The position will be in a flexible, fast-paced, collaborative team environment, and involve working with all levels of management and external service providers.
Role Accountabilities and Core Responsibilities:
Role Accountabilities and Core Responsibilities:
- Support the response to day to day / BAU technical security queries from business stakeholders, key suppliers, clients and internal IT teams.
- Conduct daily security monitoring activities and respond to basic security incidents
- Manage email security solutions, including spam filtering, advanced phish detection and DLP processes
- Monitor and maintain Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platforms, including investigating alerts, updating rules, and ensuring proper configuration
- Support firewall administration, including rule reviews, log monitoring, and basic troubleshooting
- Support Head of Cyber Defence in the identification and delivery of cyber security improvements including basic configuration of security tools, across technical infrastructure.
- Assist in identity and access management operations, including user provisioning and access reviews
- Understand and proactively keep pace with the dynamic marketplace of security technologies and vendors
- Maintain breach and attack simulation tooling to validate security controls
- Participate in vulnerability scanning and assist in remediation tracking
- Maintain documentation for security tools and processes
- Support user awareness programs by helping create training materials and tracking completion
- Act as first-level responder for security alerts and incidents
- Perform initial triage of security events and escalate as needed
- Document incident details and maintain incident records
- Assist in post-incident analysis and reporting
- Oversee and work effectively with suppliers/vendors where services and/or key control operation may have been outsourced.
- Support relationships with identified stakeholders as/where appropriate including business areas, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Finance, Financial Crime, Operations and HR.
- Professional Security Qualification or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role or other technical role (Sysadmin, network Engineer, Level 2/3 support)
- Understanding of risk management principles and frameworks.
- Excellent analysis and reporting skills Technical knowledge:
- Security tool administration (EDR/XDR platforms)
- Log analysis and security monitoring
- Basic network security concepts
- Identity and access management
- Email security systems
- Vulnerability management
- Security awareness training platforms
- Experience in at least one of the following: ITIL, ISO27001, NIST, CIS, DORA
- Knowledge of Disaster Recovery, Backup and other business continuity technology and processes
- Microsoft Technologies including Windows Server, MS SQL and M/0365
- Knowledge of Palo Alto NGFW/XDR, Egress, Knowbe4, CATO, Cymulate, Webtitan, Cloudflare an advantage but not essential as full training provided.
- Eager to learn and adapt to new technologies
- Possesses a can-do attitude and can get things done, rapidly building an understanding of the Arachas organisation and technical environment.
- Strong relationship builder and capable of credibly managing internal and external executive stakeholders.
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- Posted
- Feb 06, 2025
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry
- Location
- Sandyford
- Company
- Arachas Corporate Brokers Ltd
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