Information Security Analyst

Job Description

Role & responsibilities 1. Security Risk Assessment & Auditing Conduct security audits and assessments to identify vulnerabilities. Perform penetration testing and ethical hacking to simulate cyberattacks. Evaluate compliance with regulations like ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 . 2. Security Strategy & Policy Development Develop and implement cybersecurity policies, procedures, and frameworks . Advise organizations on best practices for risk management, data protection, and incident response . Assist in aligning security strategies with business objectives and compliance mandates . 3. Threat Management & Incident Response Help organizations develop incident response plans (IRP) . Conduct forensic investigations in the event of security breaches. Provide real-time threat intelligence and recommend proactive security measures. 4. Implementation of Security Solutions Recommend and deploy firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, and cloud security tools . Guide organizations on zero-trust architecture, identity access management (IAM), and encryption . Assist in setting up secure cloud environments (AWS, Azure etc..) . 5. Security Awareness & Training Conduct cybersecurity training sessions for employees and executives. Educate teams on social engineering attacks (phishing, BEC, ransomware defense) . Preferred candidate profile Candidates are preferred to hold or be actively pursuing related professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CISA Knowledge of common information security standards, such as: ISO 27001/27002, NIST, PCI DSS, ITIL, COBIT