Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Job Summary

The primary responsibility of a security operations center (SOC) analyst is to ensure that the organization’s information assets are protected from compromise arising from unauthorized access (Confidentiality risk), unauthorized alteration of data/information (integrity risk) and denial of service (availability risk). As such, he/she ensures the protection of IT infrastructures of the organization whether on-premise (in the data center) or cloud based (e.g. Microsoft or Oracle cloud, Azure SaaS) as well as confidential customer/business data by having visibility on all vulnerabilities, threats and threat sources for effective mitigation and defense before occurrence of a breach.

Job Details

• Management of security incidents during all stages of the incident management process including an in-depth analysis
• Conduct security assessments regularly to identify vulnerabilities and performing risk analysis.
• Communicates alerts to clients regarding intrusions and compromises to their network infrastructure, applications, and operating systems.
• Implementing use cases and playbooks to mature the SOC SOAR capabilities.
• Generate reports for IT administrators, business managers, and security leaders.
• Understand and operate Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) and Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) tools to detect and respond to security events.
• Keep up to date with the latest security technological trends, threats, and control measures.
• Support, troubleshoot, configure, manage the SOC security tools such as the SIEM, DAM, FIEM, WAF and a wide variety of other security products.
• Liaise and respond and escalate to the SOC’s Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) as at when needed. 

Requirements

EDUCATION

• BSc Degree or its equivalent
• CompTIA Security+ (A/C)
• Comptia Security +
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Other Cybersecurity professional qualifications

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 2years experience in same or relevant role within Cybersecurity
• Must be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of IT security issues, the current legislation supporting these and the challenges facing the banking industry in managing the risks of cyber attacks
• Must have good knowledge and understanding of security tools such as SIEM/FIM/NAC/DAM/PAM

ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH

• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to apply statistical and other research methods into systems issues and products as required

INITIATIVE AND PROBLEM SOLVING

• Must be able to demonstrate established fault diagnosis and troubleshooting skills enabling proactive information security issue resolution

About Company

Wema Bank

https://www.wemabank.com

Wema Bank is the pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, and one of Nigeria’s most resilient banks. With decades of experience in the business of banking, the Bank has remained innovative in delivering value to its stakeholders. The publicly quoted Nigerian company has successfully built a legacy of trust and resilience that has won it the loyalty of its customers. The Bank is constantly introducing products and services tailored to the needs of its customers at every stage of their lives. It is a proud partner to more than one million individuals, families and businesses across Nigeria, helping them to achieve their personal and financial goals.