Proactive Threat Detection Security Analyst

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Híbrido; ZAR 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Professional development

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking an Information Security Analyst specializing in Threat Detection to join a proactive security team in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The role focuses on real-time threat identification, analysis, and response to protect sensitive research data and intellectual property.

You will work with advanced security tools (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS) to monitor networks, systems and applications, developing detection rules and pursuing threat hunting initiatives.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in information security focusing on security operations or threat detection.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and security event analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint tools.
• Analyze security events to identify threats, intrusions, and policy violations.
• Investigate incidents, perform forensic analysis, and document findings.
• Develop and tune detection rules and signatures to improve threat ID.
• Conduct threat hunting to proactively identify undetected threats.
• Collaborate with IT operations to implement security controls and remediation.
• Prepare incident reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Stay updated on threat intel and attack techniques.
• Contribute to security monitoring tools and processes.
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical incidents.

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or Computer Science

Herramientas

Splunk

ELK Stack

QRadar

EDR

IDS/IPS

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking an Information Security Analyst specializing in Threat Detection to join a proactive security team in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The role focuses on real-time threat identification, analysis, and response to protect sensitive research data and intellectual property.

You will work with advanced security tools (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS) to monitor networks, systems and applications, developing detection rules and pursuing threat hunting initiatives.