Cybersecurity Analyst at 54gene

Industry: Biotechnology
Department: Legal & Compliance
Reports to: Cybersecurity Risk Manager

Position Summary 

• The Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for protecting 54gene from cyberthreats and actively develops protocols used to respond to and quell cyberattacks.
• The cybersecurity analyst protects infrastructure, networks, applications and critical data from cybercriminals seeking to cause damage or steal sensitive information.

Essential Functions 

• Monitor, assess and/or analyze multiple security log data from various heterogeneous security devices. This includes analysis of logs from: SIEM, Firewall, Proxies, End-point & malware protection, servers and workstations. 
• Provide Incident Response (IR) support when analysis confirms actionable incident.
• Deliver threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services.
• Analyze and respond to previously undisclosed software and hardware vulnerabilities
• Investigate, document and report on information security issues and emerging trends.
• Perform Security Event/Threat Monitoring 
• Create Security Information Event Management (SIEM) use cases.
• Initiate incident response process to deal with intrusions and compromises to network infrastructure, applications and operating systems.

Requirements
Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT related field is preferred but not mandatory.

Experience:

•  3+ years of technical operations experience, preferably within a Security Operations Centre.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong technical acumen with an understanding of cloud security
• Some experience with PowerShell/Python
• Prior experience with security policy, standards, and controls definition
• Experience with the following: Log management platforms, Enterprise Vulnerability Management Platforms, Endpoint Security suites, Data Loss Prevention Software and system hardening.
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging cyber security risks, and innovative risk management methods and solutions
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry authoritative sources such as NIST, ISO and COBIT standards
• Ability to identify, monitor and remediate security compliance issues
• Mastery of Windows and linux Operating systems.
• Ability to work under pressure with a diverse team.