Security Analyst
Security Analyst
Also known as a whitehat haker
Brief description
A Security Analyst is responsible for maintaining system integrity, monitoring intrusion attempts, securing and potentially engineering firewalls, working within a brief given by the company and securing Information and Databases. A security analyst is also responsible for analysing a range of Information Security processes, improving and implementing them. An example of a Security Analyst's function is testing the current security services and exposing weaknesses, and reporting these weaknesses to relevant parties. A security analyst should have the requisite skills to assess perceived vunerabilities in a network system, and the ability report their findings back to stakeholders.
Duties & responsibilities of this role
A Security Analyst is responsible for monitoring, reporting and responding to security incidents whilst ensuring the delivery of security services for all stakeholders involved.
Specific duty expectations of a Security Analyst encompass:
- Ensuring the security and integrity of the organisations infrastructure, keeping abreast of the latest security concerns and vulnerabilities;
- Liaison with the corporate office to ensure that they are working in line with specified policies and practices;
- Working with compliance teams to ensure that all security related legislative requirements are met systematically;
- Asssuming the primary contact role for all audit reviews
- Escalating all security issues to management and application owners.
Job requirements
- IT Degree or Diploma
- CISCO systems certificates are not a necessity but are looked upon favourably
- Solid understanding of Firewall and Security tools.
- IT background with qualifications in IT, MS and UNIX preferred.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex problems involving assigned applications and software tools
- Security problem analysis and resolution skills within a broad range of hardware and software technologies
- Ability to work as part of a team
- In some cases Australian Citizenship, as high level security clearances may be required.
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Several years experience in Firewall Engineering
- Server hardening skills
- Experience with Intrusion Detection systems
- Security engineering and admininistration
Salary
Wide ranging, although documented positions fall within AUD 60,000-100,000 + bonuses + super (Seek.com.au - Cybertrust, 2007)
Industry/Organisation
Security Analysts work on securing some of the worlds biggest banks, public and private companies and Government networks.
Information security specialists utilise industry intelligence to offer individual, pragmatic solutions to customers that align information security risk to organization risk.
Job listings
http://it.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=69&PageNumber=1&JobID=10060173&
http://cracker.com.au/classifieds/canberra/jobs/computers-telecommunications/myc5305269.aspx\\#
http://it.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=74&PageNumber=1&JobID=9643401&
Differences observed
Other References used
www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/brochures/undergraduate_courseguide.pdf
www.seek.com.au
www.cracker.com.au
www.mycareer.com.au
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_security\\
