Cyber Security Analyst II - Threat & Incident Response

Clicks Group Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 720,000 - 1,020,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks Group Limited in Cape Town seeks a Cyber Security Analyst II to strengthen the Group’s security posture through hands-on monitoring, threat analysis and incident response. You will support security platforms and conduct assessments to safeguard environments across on-premises, cloud and web applications.

The role requires collaboration with IT teams, incident coordination and contribution to playbooks, governance and security controls to reduce operational risk.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in cyber security or information security operations, including practical experience in security monitoring, incident investigation and response, vulnerability management and the operation of enterprise security technologies.
• Relevant penetration testing certification such as OSCP or PNPT.
• CISSP, CISM or equivalent will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and targeted security reviews; document findings; recommend mitigation actions; track remediation with responsible teams; validate addressed risks.
• Participate in blue, red and purple team exercises; analyze detection and response gaps; develop mitigation procedures.
• Perform security monitoring, event triage and investigation using SIEM, endpoint, network, identity, cloud and other telemetry; escalate high-risk incidents.

Skills

Cyber security operations

Incident coordination

Data Protection

Information Security

Security assessments

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

IT/Systems Engineering/ Computer Science or equivalent qualification

Job description

Clicks Group Limited in Cape Town seeks a Cyber Security Analyst II to strengthen the Group’s security posture through hands-on monitoring, threat analysis and incident response. You will support security platforms and conduct assessments to safeguard environments across on-premises, cloud and web applications.

The role requires collaboration with IT teams, incident coordination and contribution to playbooks, governance and security controls to reduce operational risk.