Cybersecurity Analyst (Security Operations)

Randstad; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global workforce solutions provider is looking for a Cybersecurity Analyst to work with the Security Operations Center. The successful candidate will triage incidents, contribute to multinational cyber incident responses, and maintain records for security investigations. Applicants should have at least 5 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or a related field, and strong skills in cyber analysis, EDR platforms, and security incident management. Certifications such as CISSP or OSCP are advantageous. Location is in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in MNCs or cybersecurity organisations.
• Demonstrated skills in cyber analysis, forensics, and report writing.
• Experience with EDR platforms and understanding of security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Triage and remediate cyber incidents under guidance.
• Contribute to incident response for multinational incidents.
• Maintain internal communication for incidents and investigations.
• Work with teams to manage incident response events.
• Support vulnerability management programs.

Skills

Cyber analysis

Traffic analysis tools

Cyber forensics

Report writing

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Malware management

Vulnerability management

Security incident management

Network knowledge

Firewall management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Wireshark

CrowdStrike

SIEM tools

SOAR tools

Secure Web Gateway

Job description

Cybersecurity Analyst (Security Operations)

Work with Security Operations Center (SOC) and security providers to triage and remediate incidents and investigations under the guidance of the team manager

Contribute to the incident response effort for multinational cyber incidents

Maintain internal communication and record keeping for incidents and investigations

Work on the day-to-day Incident Response plan

Work with End User and Network/Server infrastructure teams to complete incident response events and insider investigations

Work with responsible parties to maintain a vulnerability management program

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years’ related hand-on experience with MNC, Shared Services Organization or Cybersecurity Organization

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant area of study with a preference for Information Security, Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Demonstrated skills in Cyber analysis and traffic analysis tools (eg Wireshark), Cyber forensics, White hat hacking/blue team analysis and report writing

Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms such as CrowdStrike or other next generation EDR platforms

Strong understanding of security incident management, malware management and vulnerability management processes

Understanding of Security Frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO27001)

Background in networks, firewall management

Experience of multiple SIEM and SOAR tools and protocols

Good to have:

Experience with an SWG (Secure Web Gateway) and SSE (Security Service Edge) like Netskope

Flexibility to support EMEA (Europe) Mornings is a plus

Experience with cybersecurity employee training and campaigns

Formal CERT or SANS certification, for example, CERT-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler (CSIH) and/or preferred Information Security designations such as CISSP, OSCP, CEH would be advantageous