Role Overview
The Cybersecurity Specialist protects organizational networks, infrastructure, and systems from threats. This includes vulnerability testing, network monitoring, incident response, and compliance management.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and risk audits.
- Monitor SIEM dashboards, identify anomalies, and mitigate incidents.
- Configure firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and proxies.
- Implement IAM solutions and enforce security standards.
- Prepare incident reports, threat analysis documents, and mitigation plans.
- Collaborate with DevOps to secure CI/CD pipelines.
- Conduct employee cybersecurity training and simulation exercises.
Core Skills
- CEH-grade penetration testing
- SIEM tools: Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel
- Malware analysis, packet inspection
- Security compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2)
