Senior Security Analyst Job Description

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Senior Security Analyst Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Senior Security Analyst to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in I/T including 3 years direct experience in cyber security, focusing on web, cloud, and mobile application security;
  • Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in computer science, technology, accounting or business or equivalent combination of education and experience;
  • Perform web and/or mobile application Security Audits and Penetration Tests as well as mitigation of Security Vulnerabilities;
  • Provide all assigned responsibilities as part of an on-call rotation;
  • Ability to excel in a team environment;
  • Manage and operate all security tools and technology used in cyber security to provide protection and regulatory compliance;
  • Demonstrated verbal/written communication and presentation skills;
  • Demonstrated leadership skills. Proven problem solving and business risk analysis skills;
  • Strong investigative, conflict resolution and negotiation skills;
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate information and recommendations to management.

Requirements:

  • Security Information and Event Management tools – Searching, aggregating, and correlating data;
  • Advanced ability to lead a team of security professionals encompassing multiple disciplines;
  • Regex;
  • Knowledge and ability to use computer operating systems/tools such as Microsoft Office Suite;
  • Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions;
  • Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security;
  • Specific operational repercussions for lapses of cyber security best practices;
  • Provide all assigned responsibilities as part of an on-call rotation;
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in I/T including 3 years direct experience in cyber security, focusing on web, cloud, and mobile application security;
  • Experience working in an environment with compartmented programs;
  • Cybersecurity principles;
  • information and where to find those system files;
  • Demonstrated verbal/written communication and presentation skills;
  • race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code);
  • Networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP), services (e.g., web, mail, Domain Name Server), and how.