Job Title: IT Security Analyst
Department: IT
Reports To: Senior IT Security Analyst
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Job Purpose:
We are hiring an IT Security Analyst to work in our growing IT Security team. The Security Analyst will provide support for protecting the Ornua’s IT and OT infrastructure, data, and applications from cyber threats. The job involves monitoring systems, analysing vulnerabilities, implementing security solutions, and responding to security incidents to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.
The Security Operations team is looking for individuals with a strong passion for security and knowledge of intrusion detection and response. As an IT Security Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring multiple security technologies and events using the Security Information Event Management (SIEM) tool to detect and identify IT security related incidents. This is a hybred role with 3 days on site in Dublin 2 .
Key Responsibilities:
Monitor, detect, and triage security alerts received from Microsoft Security Tools, SIEM Solution and other security tools.
Support implementation of enterprise-wide security frameworks, policies, and reference architectures (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, IEC62443).
Define and promote company-wide IT security best practices and policies.
Stay current on cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies.
Collaborate with security team members to develop, deploy and monitor security solutions.
Research/evaluate emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them.
Investigate security alerts and provide incident response.
Monitor identity and access management, including monitoring for abuse of permissions by authorised system users.
Generate reports for both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholder.
Research security enhancements and make recommendations to management.
Stay up to date on information technology trends and security standards.
Give advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
3+ years of experience in information security in a similar role.
A passion for cyber security and a keen interest in IT.
A good working knowledge of various security technologies such as SIEM, Vulnerability Management, Microsoft Security of Products, and anti-virus such as Windows would be an advantage Defender/SentinelOne.
An understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them.
A good working knowledge with penetration testing, incident management and tabletop exercises.
An understanding of common information security controls / management frameworks, such as the ISO27001, NIST CSF and NIS2 etc.
Familiarity with OT security tools and standard IEC 62443 is preferred but not mandatory.
Knowledge of Azure cloud would also be beneficial.
Strong interpersonal skills; capable of working independently and collaboratively.
The ability to multi-task and prioritise your workload.
An ability to work under pressure, particularly when dealing with threats and at times of high demand.
ORNUA COMPETENCIES: Rigour: To ensure excellence in own work, applies effective professional skill, analysis and decision making, planning and reviewing.
Forward-Looking: Responds positively to change and looks ahead to anticipate tasks.
Ownership: Takes responsibility for and pride in delivering quality and results; is tenacious.
Integrity: supports and encourages constructive outcomes for others by demonstrating integrity.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS, Tuesday 2nd September