Cyber Security Analyst

Platinus Technologies

Role & responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze security events using SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Azure Sentinel).
• Conduct daily security incident investigations, triage alerts, and escalate threats to senior analysts.
• Support implementation and management of security controls such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, and DLP solutions.
• Assist in vulnerability scanning, risk assessments, and remediation tracking.
• Perform security log monitoring, threat analysis, and suspicious activity investigation.
• Support patch management cycles and ensure compliance with security baselines.
• Conduct endpoint security configuration and continuous monitoring.
• Participate in incident response activities, including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Work with IT teams to ensure secure configuration of servers, applications, and cloud platforms.
• Assist in developing and updating security policies, SOPs, and incident playbooks.

Additional Responsibilities

Cloud & Network Security

• Support cloud security operations in AWS / Azure (identity management, access controls, monitoring).
• Assist in secure network architecture reviews and firewall rule audits.

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

• Support compliance with UAE regulatory standards (NESA, SIA, ISO 27001).
• Maintain security documentation, audit evidence, and risk registers.
• Assist in internal and external audit preparation.

Threat Intelligence & Hunting

• Monitor threat feeeds and perform basic threat intelligence analysis.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities under senior guidance.

Security Awareness & Reporting

• Prepare daily/weekly security reports for management.
• Support employee security awareness and phishing simulation programs.

Required Skills (Typical for 15 Years)

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, networking fundamentals, and operating system security.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, DLP, Firewall, or Vulnerability Management tools.
• Basic scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) preferred.
• Knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
• Certifications like CEH, CompTIA Security+, CCNA Security, Azure/AWS Security are an advantage.