Cyber Security Consultant
🚀 Risingsun is Hiring – Cyber Security Consultant 🔐
Kick-start your cybersecurity career with an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic Security Operations environment. If you're passionate about cyber defense, threat detection, and protecting enterprise systems, we'd love to hear from you!
💼 Position
Cyber Security Consultant
🎓 Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in:
- Information Technology
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Information Systems
👨💻 Experience
- 0–2 years of IT or Cybersecurity experience
- Internship or graduate experience in IT Support, Networking, or SOC Operations is an advantage
🔹 Key Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts using SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar)
- Investigate security incidents and perform initial threat analysis
- Monitor EDR, antivirus, firewall, and security alerts
- Perform vulnerability scans and assist with remediation
- Review system and security logs for suspicious activity
- Support Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Assist with cybersecurity policies, compliance audits, and risk assessments
- Maintain incident records and security documentation
- Participate in security awareness initiatives
- Stay updated on emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities
🔹 Technical Skills
- Windows & Linux Administration
- TCP/IP Networking Fundamentals
- Active Directory & Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Microsoft Defender Suite
- Microsoft Sentinel / SIEM Platforms
- Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
- Firewalls & VPN Technologies
- Microsoft 365 Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Basic PowerShell or Python (Advantageous)
⭐ Preferred Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Microsoft SC-900
- Microsoft SC-200
- ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
- Cisco CyberOps Associate
🌟 Preferred Knowledge
- SIEM & EDR
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Network & Cloud Security (Azure / AWS)
- Incident Response
- Threat Intelligence
- ISO 27001, NIST & POPIA Compliance
- Vulnerability Assessment & Security Monitoring
