Cybersecurity Analyst

Context

As a senior Information Security Engineer, you have over 5 years of experience in proactively and reactively monitoring and remedying security breaches. You are usually part of the SOC (security operations center) and play a key role in analyzing and mitigating security risks across digital infrastructure. Your analytical mindset helps detect patterns, assess vulnerabilities, and develop proactive strategies to defend against evolving cyber threats in different layers of the IT organization including business priorities.

Missions

• Investigate suspicious activities and take remediating actions
• Maintain security monitoring tools to effectively secure and monitor different systems
• Perform penetration tests to find any flaws
• Document, test, and monitor any security breaches and assess their damage
• Take ownership in security processes and vulnerability management
• Analyze and mitigate security risks across digital infrastructure
• Detect patterns, assess vulnerabilities, and develop proactive defense strategies

Tools & Environment

• Vulnerability management tools and processes
• Security monitoring tools
• Open Systems
• Python (automation) scripting and programming notions (additional asset)

Additional Skills & Attributes

• ICT knowledge
• Agile methodology knowledge
• Application management
• Cyber risk management
• Incident management and root cause analysis
• Information security principles
• Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) standards
• Vulnerability management
• Web security
• Languages: Dutch, English
• Analytical mind and strong conceptual thinking
• Proactive and initiative-taking
• Clear, structured, and convincing communication
• Collaborative and team player
• Creative and pragmatic
• Eager to learn and quickly absorb new information
• Efficient and strong in prioritizing
• Independent and self-reliant
• Process and documentation driven
• Project management
• Quality driven and punctual
• Result driven with a "make it happen" attitude
• Security driven
• Strong decision making
• Solution driven and self-oriented

1. Over 5 years of experience in information security and monitoring security breaches
2. Knowledge of ICT, Agile Methodologies, and Application Management
3. Experience in Cyber Risk Management, Incident Management, and Root Cause Analysis
4. Strong understanding of Information Security principles and OWASP standards
5. Experience with Vulnerability Management and Web Security
6. Fluency in Dutch and English
7. Analytical mind with strong conceptual thinking
8. Being proactive and taking initiatives
9. Clear, structured, and convincing communication skills
10. Collaborative team player
11. Creative and pragmatic approach
12. Eager to learn and quickly absorb new information
13. Efficient and strong in prioritizing tasks
14. Independent and self-reliant
15. Process and documentation driven
16. Project management skills
17. Quality driven and punctual
18. Result driven with a "make it happen" attitude
19. Security driven
20. Strong decision making abilities
21. Experience with Open Systems
22. Ability to take ownership in security processes and vulnerability management
23. Solution driven and self-oriented
24. Experience with vulnerability management tools and processes