Role Title: Security Managed Services Senior Analyst
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Song, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
About Accenture Security
Join Accenture Security to pioneer security solutions that blend risk strategy, digital identity,
cyber defense, application security and managed services. Using the coolest next-gen tech, you’ll have every chance to stay one step ahead of cybercrime and out-hack the hackers. Accenture Security provides comprehensive security services – from security strategy development, to business transformation, to managed security services – on demand and at a global scale to help mitigate risks and take full advantage of advanced technologies and proven risk management models. Our experienced team of global security professionals helps businesses understand their risks and build resilience from the inside out, giving them the confidence to focus on what matters most: innovation and business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Mid-Level Security Engineer, you’ll use your Security Operations
Monitoring expertise to monitor and analyze security events, identify potential threats, and respond to security incidents.
Your day-to-day activities involve monitoring security systems, analyzing security events, and collaborating with the team to ensure the security of the organization.
Monitor security systems and analyze security events to identify potential threats.
Respond to security incidents and provide timely resolution.
Collaborate with the team to ensure the security of the organization.
Maintain and update security documentation and procedures.
Provide technical guidance and support to the team.
Interface with technical personnel and other teams as required.
Experience on Splunk Enterprise Security.
Manage security incidents from identification through remediation; receive, document, and report cyber security events.
Assist in larger security incidents and more complex investigations.
Analyze reports to understand threat campaign(s) techniques, lateral movements and extract indicators of compromise (IOCs).
Recommend effective process changes to enhance defense and response procedures.
Identify emerging threat activities globally and across the region.
Respond to security incidents and provide post-incident analysis.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate technical and strategic level cyber matters to variety of audiences.
At least 4 - 8years of experience in Security Monitoring and Response
IT Security certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, GCIA, GREM, CEH, GCFA, CISSP, etc.
Experience with SIEM, EDR and intrusion detection solutions.
Incident and Problem Management skills
Experience with sandbox solution.
Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security.
Understanding of cloud infrastructure (Amazon, Azure, Google)
Security analysis skills (logfile analysis and analysis of mixed data sources/types)
Basic skills in forensic and threat hunting.
Ability to manipulate and present data
Fundamental understanding of network protocols & architecture
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong willingness to learn and grow within the role
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Visit us at www.accenture.com
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