CYBER SECURITY CONSULTANT

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events from SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR and other monitoring tools.
• Correlate logs and alerts across diverse sources (firewalls, endpoints, servers, cloud, IoT/OT).
• Perform triage of alerts to determine severity, scope and escalation path.
• Document incidents and maintain detailed case records.
• Escalate validated incidents to Tier 2/3 SOC Analysts with supporting evidence.
• Support vulnerability monitoring and basic threat intelligence enrichment.
• Participate in knowledge base updates and shift handovers.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science or related field
• Certifications (advantageous but not required): CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Microsoft SC-200, Palo Alto
• Understanding of network fundamentals, Windows/Linux OS basics and common security tools.
• Strong willingness to learn and develop into advanced SOC roles.