Career Associated CISOC Analyst – KCB Bank

CISOC Analyst – KCB Bank

  • Full Time
  • Nairobi, Kenya
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Website KCB Bank

Check security monitoring status of systems on monitoring tools and initiate remediation of noted gaps.

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CISOC Analyst

Key Responsibilities of a CISOC Analyst

• Monitor user and system activity to identify suspicious activities leveraging on security systems
• Monitor network activity and investigate anomalous events and traffic trends
• Check security monitoring status of systems on monitoring tools and initiate remediation of noted gaps
• Monitor alerts and alarms from security monitoring tools and initiate corrective actions
• Configure and fine tune security monitoring systems to make sure the bank is sufficiently protected
• Administer security tools ensuring optimal uptime and resource utilization
• Investigate suspicious user and system events and identify breaches and root cause.
• Mitigate intrusion attempts through proactive response to incidents
• Prepare manual and scheduled reports for various stakeholders
• Research and stay up to date on technology and cybersecurity trends

Daily Responsibilities

• Monitor event logs from various systems (firewalls, email, web and DNS, databases, etc.) to identify suspicious activities or attacks, intrusions, and unusual, unauthorised, or illegal activity
• Perform incident drilldowns and investigations and escalate validated incidents to designated incident response teams
• Follow up on security incidents with relevant support teams and ensure timely resolution
• Administer the performance, resource utilisation and overall health of the Bank’s security monitoring tools
• Prepare and circulate SOC management reports and dashboards

Minimum Position Qualification Requirements of a CISOC Analyst

Academic and Professional

Particulars 

Detail 

Specific Field or Qualification 

Need Type
Education

Bachelor’s

Degree

BSc. Information Technology / Computer

Science / Cybersecurity / Engineering

(Electrical, Electronic) or related field

RQ

Professional

Certifications

Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)/

Certified Incident Handler (E|CIH)/

Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)/

Certified Information Systems Security

/Professional (CISSP)/

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)/

PENTEST+

Security+

Certified Information Systems Auditor

(CISA)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

RQ

Particulars 

Detail 

Specific Field or Qualification 

Need Type

Any vendor-specific SIEM certification

(Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm, ArcSight, AlienVault, etc.)

AA

Any vendor-specific information security certification

AA

Master’s Degree

MBA / MSc Cybersecurity / Information

Systems Security / IT Security / IT

AA

b. Experience

Total Minimum Number of Years of IT Experience Required

2

Detail 

Minimum No. of Years 

Need Type

Experience in Cybersecurity

1 ES

Experience in System/ Network/ Database or

Cloud Platform Administration, or Application Development

1 DE