MDR Analyst
Johannesburg, South Africa (Work arrangement: Hybrid)
Job Type:
Full Time
About the Role
We are on the lookout for exceptional Threat Analysts and Hunters to join our forward-thinking cybersecurity firm. If you're driven to outsmart cyber adversaries and have a knack for analysis, we would love to hear from you.
As an MDR analyst, you'll play a crucial role in a dedicated cybersecurity team, leveraging the 'Safe Platform' to safeguard a vast network of businesses. You'll need a solid foundation in threat analysis, threat intelligence and detection engineering, plus a creative edge to spot emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
Your core responsibility will be to use threat signals and threat hunting, along with automation, to identify and counteract threat actors within enterprise networks. You'll also provide actionable advice to neutralise threats. As an MDR Analyst, you'll draw on data analysis, cyber threat intelligence and cutting-edge security technologies to achieve this goal.
Requirements
Minimum Level of Education & Work Experience:
3+ years’ work experience in one of the following security areas: CSOC Analyst, Threat Analyst, Incident Response
2+ years’ experience with either security log analysis, security analytics, EDR, Sysmon and SIEM
2+ years’ work experience in Scripting/Programming language
A relevant college qualification, an advantage
Level of Professional Experience:
Excellent familiarity with the current Threat Landscape and Cyber Attack Methodologies
Proven experience in SIEM and EDR based threat analysis and responding to cyber security incidents
Proven experience in Microsoft Sentinel analytics engineering and KQL
Proven experience in cyber threat intelligence
Proven customer facing experience
Technical Snapshot:
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Defender suite
EDR technologies: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike
