Data Analyst and Security Specialist

We are recruiting a Data Analyst and Security Specialist for an opportunity in Sandton.

Our ideal candidate must be a certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Qualification Required:

• Matric/Grade 12
• Post Graduate degree in Computer Science from a Top University
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Preferred technologies:

• Nessus and Wireshark
• Power Bi / Qlik / SAS / SQL

Experience Required:

At least 1 yearsâ?? experience in data analysis:

• Data Analysis (Data exploration, cleansing, transformation and modelling)
• Data Analytics (Analyzing raw data and drawing trends and conclusions)

At least 1 yearsâ?? experience in the assessment of risk and internal 
controls:

• Internal audit
• Root cause analysis
• Business process walkthroughs (Requires a good understanding of standard business operations).
• At least 2 yearsâ?? experience in IT Security:
• Cyber security, network vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, configuration management and infrastructure reviews
• Practical audit experience of cyber security technologies including firewall, IDS/IPS, DLP, Proxies, anti-malware, email security, remote access, security baseline, SIEM, PKI, data encryption/tokenization, database security, RACF security, operating systems etc.

Other skill requirements:

• Working in an agile environment and a good team player.
• Excellent time and communication management skills.

 

 

Duties/Responsibilities:

Data Analytics within Group Internal Audit (â??GIAâ?):

• Performing data analytics and Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs)
• Performing data integrity assessments across various data sources
• Data mapping and validation from various data sources
• Generic and bespoke script development across different businesscycles
• Supporting and executing ad-hoc data analytic requests frombusiness
• Independently liaising with stakeholders across different business functions
• Independently liaising with stakeholders across different clients
• Problem solving through both a logical and analytical approach
• Business process understanding and root cause analysis from adata source perspective
• Collaborating within diverse teams in an agile manner
• Work with minimal supervision.

IT Security within Group Internal Audit (â??GIAâ?):

• Direct and coordinate Cyber Security related reviews covering four audit phases i.e. planning, execution, reporting and quality assurance.
• Implement and manage cyber-security tools and ensure effectiveness thereof.
• Project manage all projects to ensure timeous delivery on milestones and quality of delivery is met.
• Conduct an adequate assessment of cyber security risks on the various network platforms.
• Perform assessments on infrastructure security, network security, application security, information security, cloud security, data security as well as end-user security
• Provide consulting services on Cyber Security strategies and the cyber security landscape within Group EOH.
• Provide assistance in other IT related Audits projects.
• Conduct research on cyber security trends as well as innovative tools and facilitate debriefing sessions with GIA and Group IT.