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    Senior Cyber Defense Centre Analyst at - Nairobi, Kenya - Safaricom Kenya

    Safaricom Kenya background
    Full time
    Description
    Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya.

    In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services and support for community projects.


    SUMMARY

    Reporting to the Team Leader – Cyber Defense Centre (CDC), the successful candidate will lend support in Cyber threat detection, working in 24/7 shifts, providing eyes-on-the-glass service at the Safaricom CSOC, performing real-time monitoring and identification of security incidents.

    He/She will help identify suspicious activity, open incident investigation tickets, and escalate any key concerns to Level 2/3 for additional analysis & communication.

    Additionally, he/she will take up tasks in threat research, threat simulation, content engineering and infrastructure management

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Work in 24*7 shifts performing real time monitoring of security alerts generated by various security tools deployed by Safaricom
    Serves as a primary point of contact for reporting potential security incidents
    Validate, classify and open tickets for security incidents
    Analyze and assess security alerts and escalate to Level 2/3 analysts for further investigations and communication
    Document security incidents as identified by the case management process
    Provide feedback on enhancing the operations of the cyber security operations Centre
    Respond to generated security alerts within the time window as defined in procedural SLAs
    Pick out potential intrusions from seemingly benign sets of audit logs or security alerts
    Triage (primary investigation) of detected security alerts and make necessary escalation decisions
    Escalation to appropriate teams, follow ups and help during remediation.
    Take part in purple team activities.
    Review threat intelligence and take part in threat intel activities.
    Carry out content engineering tasks assigned.
    Take up threat hunting tasks.


    QUALIFICATIONS
    Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/IT Security/Information Technology
    Knowledge of common SIEM solutions, the purpose of them and an understanding of how they work
    Knowledge of common network protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc.
    Experience with Microsoft Windows and *NIX operating systems is required.
    Knowledge and/or experience with common security tools such as anti-virus, Intrusion Prevention Systems and Firewalls is an added advantage
    Knowledge and/or experience with Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) – Oracle, MS SQL, My SQL, Pervasive SQL is an added advantage
    Good communication and presentations skills are required
    Enthusiasm, curiosity, thirst for knowledge and passion for the job is required
    Analytical thinking
    Customer focused. Team spirit
    Learning agility


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