Cybersecurity Triage Specialist
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, Hybrid Working Arrangement
- Working Location: Central
- Remuneration package: Up to $4,500+ AWS
Role Overview
We are seeking a Cybersecurity Triage Specialist to support vulnerability assessment, triage, remediation tracking, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with a good understanding of cybersecurity and vulnerability management processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive, assess, and triage vulnerability reports, prioritizing findings based on severity, risk, and potential business impact.
- Coordinate with relevant teams to investigate vulnerabilities and track remediation progress through to closure.
- Manage enquiries, clarifications, and remediation-related discussions with stakeholders, escalating complex or disputed cases where required.
- Track outstanding remediation actions, follow up on overdue items, and maintain accurate status updates in JIRA.
- Coordinate with security researchers and triage teams to conduct vulnerability retesting and independently perform validation where required.
- Request and review source code for vulnerabilities involving insecure coding practices and coordinate further assessment with relevant technical teams.
- Maintain comprehensive and audit-ready documentation of vulnerability reports, assessments, remediation activities, and retesting outcomes.
- Analyse vulnerability trends and recurring findings to identify areas for improvement in security processes, rules of engagement, and programme policies.
- Prepare and maintain monthly vulnerability statistics and management reports.
- Support the integration and administration of JIRA with external systems and platforms.
Requirements
- Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Experience in cybersecurity operations, vulnerability management, security triage, SOC, penetration testing, or a related field.
- Good understanding of common cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risk assessment, and remediation processes.
- Familiarity with vulnerability management or issue-tracking platforms such as JIRA.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess and prioritize security findings.
- Good stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple vulnerability cases concurrently.