Job Description
L2 incident handling and response Consultant
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Key Responsibilities:
Perform root cause analysis and resolution.
Investigate security incidents and make qualified decisions and recommendations for corrective action.
Manage and provide direction to day-to-day security operations
Interface with technical personnel and other teams as required.
Experience on Splunk Enterprise Security.
Manage security incidents from identification through remediation; receive, document, and report cyber security events.
Assist in larger security incidents and more complex investigations.
Analyze reports to understand threat campaign(s) techniques, lateral movements and extract indicators of compromise (IOCs).
Recommend effective process changes to enhance defense and response procedures.
Identify emerging threat activities globally and across the region.
Respond to security incidents and provide post-incident analysis.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate technical and strategic level cyber matters to a variety of audiences
Qualifications
Skill Requirements:
At least 4 - 8years of experience in Security Monitoring and Response
IT Security certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, GCIA, GREM, CEH, GCFA, CISSP, etc.
Experience with SIEM, EDR and intrusion detection solutions.
Incident and Problem Management skills
Experience with sandbox solution.
Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security.
Understanding of cloud infrastructure (Amazon, Azure, Google)
Security analysis skills (logfile analysis and analysis of mixed data sources/types)
Basic skills in forensic and threat hunting.
Ability to manipulate and present data
Fundamental understanding of network protocols & architecture
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong willingness to learn and grow within the role
Educational Qualification:
Bachelors or above degree in a related field or equivalent full-time course
Why join us?
We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues
You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools
Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards
You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends
You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live
Next Steps
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