IT Security Analyst

2 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

Job Description

Hello future IT Security Analyst/Architect.

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our Core Banking Team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are you someone who can:
Security Architecture Design:

- Security Solution evaluation of security technologies and recommend solutions to enhance security posture to protect the organization's sensitive information assets, including intellectual property, customer data, and financial information.
- Assessment of information security risks and implementation of technical controls to safeguard data confidentiality, integrity, and availability in areas such as data encryption, access control, data loss prevention (DLP), and identity and access management (IAM).

Research and Evaluation:

- Analysts research new security tools, assess their applicability, and evaluate products and service offerings to enhance the organization’s security posture.

Incident Response and Compliance:

- IT security analysts actively support incident response policies. They monitor compliance with security policies, document findings, and ensure successful closure of compliance deficiencies and incidents.

Data Protection and Confidentiality:

- Analysts implement processes to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. They maintain technical mechanisms that enable these controls.

Project Participation:

- IT security analysts participate in or lead projects assigned by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to meet information security requirements. They collaborate with technical and business personnel to ensure secure solutions.
- Assisting in the design of new business tools and products, ensuring best practice and effective security principles are incorporated from the design of these systems.

We would love to see applicants who:

- Has expert knowledge of and experience with security tools / techniques.
- Knowledge of security architecture to enhance software development to include security-by-design principles.
- Analysis of these test results and report on recommendations to rectify any vulnerabilities identified.
- Ensuring compliance to security standards within the business unit and within the organisation
- Consulting to projects in terms of identifying risks, vulnerabilities and controls for new developments.
- Identifying significant risks during the software development test cycle and implementing controls to mitigate these risks
- To research and assist in the implementation of security products within the organisation where appropriate.
- Perform functional and technical test analysis and testing (including regression) on security specific projects, incidents and work requests
- Weekly reporting on test progress
- To research and understand security best practices and how they are implemented in a corporate environment
- Maintain current knowledge of the Information Systems security industry’s emerging technologies.

Qualification AND Experience:

- IT Degree
- Preference to security qualification e.g., OPST, CISSP, CISM, Security+
- Professional Registrations

Additional Requirements
- Firewall knowledge and experience in firewall reviews and network design.
- Comply, understand and implement all steps for the IT Information Security Processes and Procedures and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements.
- Analyse information security test results and report on recommendations to rectify any vulnerabilities identified and ensure compliance to security standards within the business unit and within the organisation.
- Contribute to the implementation, and maintenance of corporate-wide information security policies, programs, and standards. They ensure that security measures align with organizational goals.
- Perform risk assessments and technical vulnerability analyses. They identify process risks, weaknesses, and controls, making recommendations and plans to address vulnerabilities.
- Report on mitigating actions required to correct or remedy actions where necessary and inform IT Risk of any significant changes and risk situations.
- Consult to projects in terms of identifying risks, vulnerabilities and controls for new developments by researching and understanding security best practices and implementation of security products in a corporate environment.
- Perform Security Assessments on internal environments or external 3rd party environments, with the purpose of identifying shortcomings which introduce risk.

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