Cyber Security Analyst and System Administrator at Veegil Media

Job Description:

• We are looking for a dedicated and meticulous cybersecurity specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you will operate independently and as part of a team to ensure our software, hardware, and related components are protected from cyber-attacks.
• The job description will include developing security systems, analyzing current systems for vulnerabilities, and handling any or all cyberattacks in an efficient and effective manner.
• Candidates should have strong IT skills and a deep understanding of cyber hacker methodology.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks.
• Coordinates and supports the installation of server and desktop technologies. Provides on-call support (24x7) to assist with troubleshooting, escalation, or recovery of failing equipment.
• Provisioning and de-provisioning cloud applications for internal and external clients for the premises, private and public clouds.
• Knowledge of CI/CD (Gitlab CI, Jenkins, etc), Infrastructure as code (Chef, Juju, Hashicorp suite), Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding and experience in *nix.
• Research best ways to secure company-wide IT infrastructure.
• Develop unique, effective security strategies for software systems, networks, data centres, and hardware.
• Troubleshooting security and network problems.
• Responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
• Ensuring that the organization’s data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
• Identify cyber attackers, report to upper management, and cooperate with police or other legal forces to detain the perpetrator.
• Participating in the change management process.
• Testing and identifying network and system vulnerabilities.
• Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization.
• Closing off security vulnerability in the case of an attack.
• Work independently or as part of a team as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years of IT, control systems, and information security experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM subject or equivalent work experience preferred.
• A solid understanding of security priorities and concepts.
• Technical knowledge of mainstream operating systems, complex applications, identity and access management technologies, security information and event management, or endpoint security solutions.
• Thorough work ethic and attention to detail.
• Skills of perception and QA, ability to identify vulnerabilities and overall issues.
• Critical thinking skills, problem-solving aptitude.
• Ability to think like a hacker and anticipate hacker moves.
• Desire to self-educate on the ever-changing landscape of cyber hacking tactics and remain current with industry trends and evolving threats.
• Professional and Academic cybersecurity certification is an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Ability to communicate security concepts and situations to audiences with varying levels of familiarity with these concepts.
• Strong analytical skills to analyze security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls.