Python Job: Junior Security Analyst

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Company

ThreatDefence

Location

Sydney - Australia

Job type

Full-Time

Python Job Details

Sydney, Australia

At ThreatDefence, we know that seeing is believing. Lots of products claim to do wonderful things but disappoint when the rubber hits the road. For us, the opposite is true. When people see ThreatDefence live on their security data, the potential suddenly comes alive, and the value appears.

Start with us today in a carefully controlled and managed engagement, while we connect ThreatDefence to your systems, collect security data, and then work with your team to produce meaningful insights on your cyber security posture. If you like what you see, you can continue using the service on a monthly basis – and your first month will be free!

Required Skills

  • Good understanding of security basics
  • Hands-on Linux experience
  • Programming and scripting
  • Working IT experience
  • Customer communication

A Day in the Life

  • Being part of a 24×7 security operations team, security monitoring and threat detection
  • Serving as the first line of response to reported security anomalies and incidents
  • Investigating and escalating security incidents
  • Documenting security breaches and assess the damage they cause
  • SIEM configuration – dashboards, detection use cases
  • Managing customer service requests to ensure contracted service levels are met
  • Security system configuration and customisation.

Responsibilities

  • 24x7 Security Operations
  • Incident Response
  • SIEM management
  • Security analysis
  • Reporting

A Perfect Match

  • A great passion for cyber security technology – we expect you to have some knowledge of penetration testing, malware/ransomware, OS and network security, security data analysis, etc.
  • Hands-on technologist – good working knowledge of Linux operating systems is essential
  • Programming and scripting skills (Bash, Python, etc.)
  • Good understanding of security principles, such as access control, security protocols, vulnerability management, incident and event management, etc.
  • Experience with packet capture tools and analysis of captures
  • Technical ability to resolve complex incidents and problems with focus on security products
  • Ability to work from home and be a part of after-hours on-call roster.
  • 1-2 years of relevant IT experience.
  • Tertiary degree in computer science or cyber security.

Above and Beyond

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Proven analytical and problem solving skills
  • Customer service oriented self-starter with an outgoing personality.