{"id":8635,"date":"2024-08-01T09:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T04:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secardo.org\/information-security-analyst\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T09:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T04:52:25","slug":"information-security-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secardo.org\/?p=8635","title":{"rendered":"Information Security Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"tag country\">Country: Kenya<\/div>\n<div class=\"tag source\">Organization: International Rescue Committee<\/div>\n<div class=\"date closing\">Closing date: 27 Jan 2025<\/div>\n<p>The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world&#8217;s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you&#8217;re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.<\/p>\n<p>The IRC has defined a new strategic mission &#038; vision, along with initiatives and key processes to meet strategic objectives. The IT department provides reliable and scalable application development and infrastructure for the IRC\u2019s offices around the world, including technologically complicated locations. IRC\u2019s ITHQ department includes 150 professionals primarily in the US &#038; Nairobi and over 40 counties supporting 20, 000 staff globally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Overview\/Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are seeking a highly skilled Information Security Analyst to join our SecOps team. This role is purely operational and involves monitoring security information and event management (SIEM) systems, investigating security events, running vulnerability scans, and supporting the service desk. The ideal candidate will have experience with Microsoft Sentinel, ServiceNow ticketing, Qualys, and ZeroFox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cyber Incident Response and IT Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Continuously monitor the SIEM to identify and analyze potential security incidents and threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Investigate security events escalated from the service desk or managed security service providers (MSSP), determining the root cause and implementing corrective actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Run regular vulnerability scans using tools such as Qualys, and work with relevant teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Train the service desk on SecOps processes and procedures to ensure effective initial triage of security events.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Compile and report on operational metrics to provide insights into the security posture and the effectiveness of security controls.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Leverage a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system for advanced threat detection and response, utilize an IT service management (ITSM) platform for efficient ticket management, and employ a social media threat monitoring and protection tool.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Research the latest in information technology security trends to keep up to date with the subject and use on the latest technology to protect information assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Work with the team to develop a security plan for best standards and practices for the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Conduct frequent testing of simulated cyber-attacks to look for vulnerabilities in the systems and take care of these before an outside cyber-attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Make recommendations to managers and senior executives about security advancements to best protect the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Help train junior colleagues in information security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Working Relationships:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Reports to:<\/strong> Manager \u2013 Security Operations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position directly supervises:<\/strong> THAT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indirect Reporting:<\/strong> Director, Security Operations and Engineering Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Internal and\/or external contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>**Internal:**IT staff across regions, HQ and Nairobi iHub, Safety and Security Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent professional experience. Prefer degree concentration in: Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Min 2 years in IT security operations, 1 year in a global organization<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demonstrated Skills and Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Strong knowledge a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, ITSM ticketing system, vulnerability management tools.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ability to analyze complex security issues and provide actionable recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Excellent verbal and written communication skills for training and reporting purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Certifications: Relevant certifications such as CEH, or CompTIA Security+ are a plus.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Experience: Previous experience in an operational information security role is highly desirable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Skills:<\/strong> English required; French and Arabic a plus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Certificates or Licenses:<\/strong> Security+, or other security related certifications, which support adequate ability to support the design, deployment and operation of IT security solutions; must possess or be actively working towards AZ500 Microsoft Azure Security Technologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working Environment:<\/strong> Hybrid, including remote and standard office work environment.<\/p>\n<p>Travel: N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard of Professional Conduct:<\/strong> The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way \u2013 our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:<\/strong> The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.<\/p>\n<h2 id='how-to-apply'  id=\"boomdevs_1\">How to apply<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/careers.rescue.org\/us\/en\/job\/req53294\/Information-Security-Analyst\">https:\/\/careers.rescue.org\/us\/en\/job\/req53294\/Information-Security-Analyst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/job\/4082754\/information-security-analyst\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Country: Kenya Organization: International Rescue Committee Closing date: 27 Jan 2025 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[734,870,871],"course":[],"event":[],"internship":[],"class_list":["post-8635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-jobs-2","tag-analyst","tag-information","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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