Hybrid Incident Response Analyst — Safeguard & Respond Expert

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary package

Medical aid and retirement benefits

Professional development and training

Job summary

Placements24 in Soweto, Gauteng, is seeking an Information Security Analyst with a focus on incident response to join its security operations team. You will monitor alerts, investigate incidents, and help contain threats using SIEM, EDR, and forensic tools in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires a 3+ year security background, a relevant degree, and hands-on experience. You'll collaborate with IT, Legal, and Communications, contribute to threat intelligence, and support professional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, IT, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 3 years in information security with incident response focus.
• Hands-on with SIEM, EDR, network analysis and forensic tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM, IDS/IPS, and EDR to identify incidents.
• Investigate incidents to determine scope, impact, and root cause.
• Contain, eradicate, and recover compromised systems and data.
• Perform forensic analysis of breaches and log examination.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks.
• Collaborate with IT, Legal, and Communications during incidents.
• Contribute to threat intel gathering to enhance detection.
• Participate in post-incident reviews and improvements.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

Forensic tools

Log analysis

Python scripting

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IT

Tools

SIEM software

EDR tools

Network analysis tools

Forensic tools

Job description

Placements24 in Soweto, Gauteng, is seeking an Information Security Analyst with a focus on incident response to join its security operations team. You will monitor alerts, investigate incidents, and help contain threats using SIEM, EDR, and forensic tools in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires a 3+ year security background, a relevant degree, and hands-on experience. You'll collaborate with IT, Legal, and Communications, contribute to threat intelligence, and support professional