About the Role / About the Job
The Senior Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for implementing and maintaining the organization’s cybersecurity framework. This role utilizes expertise in various relevant technologies and processes to protect sensitive data and guard against malicious disruption of business continuity.
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Responsibilities
- Implement, configure, maintain, support, and monitor the organization's IT cybersecurity infrastructure, including:
- Firewalls
- Antivirus
- Encryption protocols
- Intrusion detection systems
- Access management systems
- Network monitoring solutions
- Security operations center systems
- Other cybersecurity resources to ensure reliability, stability, scalability, security, and optimal performance
- Manage the organization's cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance programs. Enforce adherence to established controls, policies, procedures, standards, regulations, frameworks, and incident response plans through regular assessments, drills, and training and awareness campaigns.
- Detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents, intrusions, breaches, threats, and vulnerabilities in compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Ensure that cybersecurity infrastructure complies with best practices, regulatory requirements, enterprise architecture standards, governance programs, and cybersecurity policies.
- Manage engagements with contracted vendors for cybersecurity support, managed services, or professional services, ensuring service delivery meets targeted scope, time, cost, and quality constraints.
- Fulfill cybersecurity-related service requests in compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Evaluate and process the cybersecurity aspects of IT demand requests, supporting fulfillment of those that are approved in compliance with relevant policies and procedures, while following the organization's IT project management framework.
Requirements
- Minimum Education Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or a relevant field.
- Professional Certifications Required:
Sample of preferred certifications include:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- GSEC: GIAC Security Essentials Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Years of Experience:
Minimum 6 years of experience in a relevant field.
- Languages:
English: Fully Proficient; Arabic: Not Required.
Functional Competencies
- Due Diligence
- Audit Reporting
- Data Collection
Core Competencies
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Cybersecurity
- Person-Centered Care
Acknowledgement
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
