Remote Senior Cybersecurity Analyst – Threat & IR Lead

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health insurance

Home office stipend

Professional certifications

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join a global security operations team. This fully remote role focuses on threat detection, analysis, and response to safeguard digital assets from any location.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years in security operations, incident response, and strong SIEM experience. You will lead containment, eradication, and recovery efforts, perform vulnerability testing, and stay current with evolving threats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in CS/cybersecurity/IT required.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity with a focus on security operations and IR.
• Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm).
• Solid knowledge of networks, threats and incident response.
• Proficiency in Python or PowerShell scripting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and logs from SIEM/IDS/IPS and firewalls.
• Analyze security events to identify root causes, scope and impact.
• Develop and execute incident response plans across containment and recovery.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate pen tests.
• Stay current on threats via threat intelligence gathering.
• Maintain and improve security policies and procedures.
• Recommend security enhancements and controls.
• Collaborate with IT and development to embed security.
• Provide guidance to junior analysts and mentor teammates.
• Contribute to security awareness training and audits.

Skills

SIEM expertise

IR threat intel

Cloud security

Python scripting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IT

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

LogRhythm

Penetration testing tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join a global security operations team. This fully remote role focuses on threat detection, analysis, and response to safeguard digital assets from any location.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years in security operations, incident response, and strong SIEM experience. You will lead containment, eradication, and recovery efforts, perform vulnerability testing, and stay current with evolving threats.