Cyber Security Specialist Vacancy at FNB

FNB Vacancies is seeking a Cyber Security Expert to combat digital threats. Apply until 12 May 2025! They are looking for professionals with a minimum of 5 years of work experience, a degree in technology fields such as computer security, and qualifications such as CEH-CISSP. You’ll be able to identify attackers, stop attacks, and rescue systems with tools such as firewalls and security networks. If you’re a tech lover with hands-on Microsoft/Cisco knowledge, this is your opportunity to become an online hero.

Cyber Security Specialist Applying Information

• Bank- FNB
• Position- Cyber Security Specialist
• Location- Randburg
• Reference- R33379
• Closing Date- May 12, 2025

Job Description

Welcome to FNB the headquarters of #changeables. We create for shapeshifters, and offer goods and services which make us satisfied with the people who help us to make it happen.
If you join our team of talent You will be surrounded by exceptional abilities, diverse minds, and a flexible environment that lives up the promise to be inquisitive. This is the perfect time to envision your potential within the team of experts who work together to create a positive change.

Overview of the role and requirements

• The candidate who is successful plays Key The role of the three areas:
  • The definition and implementation of and implementing the Cyber Detection Strategy (Alerting for the SOC to to spot any malicious activities)
  • Conducting Pro-Active Threat Hunting to discover any fraudulent or illegal activity that might have violated the security procedures at the bank.
• Alternate First Responder Director for FRG
• Security Consulting as necessary for FRG Business Units
• Analysis of Threat Intelligence and Respond
• To provide guidance and assistance to implement an effective Cyber Detection Strategy and performing proactive threat hunting to identify criminal cyber activity that could harm the bank
• The Red Team Experience and Penetration Testing

What you will need:

• Five years or more of experience in a similar position
• Bachelor’s degree in a similar field like the management of information, security, or engineering in computers.
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) OR CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• A strong command of cybersecurity threat detection Investigation and mitigation
• Experience with the Response and Investigations
• Experience and knowledge of the most important security and infrastructure technologies (e.g. firewall logs and network security tools malware detonation devices, proxies IDS/IPS)
• Penetration Test Experience with Red Team
• This is an extremely practical technical job and will require an excellent skill level and understanding of a wide range different security technologies, notably with respect to Microsoft as well as Cisco.
• A keen awareness of cyber-attack strategies and the ways that protective surveillance systems could be employed to detect, mitigate, protection, and remediation.
• Experience working with an SIEM

You will be responsible for:

Cyber Security Framework for Detection

• All playbooks for business owners (Definition, Review and Coordination)
• Enhance and automate security alerting (Use Playbooks and Cases)
• Know the Threat Landscape
  • Use threat intelligence data along with your organization’s vulnerabilities to better understand potential threats to your organization that are new or threats that aren’t relevant.
  • Recognize NEW Threats that will require the use of cases to alert the SOC
• Create and maintain alerts by translating demands for security into specification for each case
  • Create a document of the threat attack path using threat Modelling Techniques (Take charge in the identifying of risks and threats)
  • Host case workshops that involve the owners of the application and systems to determine attack vectors and develop monitoring rules that identify attacks within the environment.
  • Develop correlation rules or logic to recognize criminal activities
  • Determine which log sources are needed to create the Use Case
  • Create the use Case Separate signal from noise, and then distilling useful and actionable alerts out of the collection of information about events (EFFECTIVENESS)
  • Prove and produce the Use Case
• Alert Optimisation
  • To decrease false alerts increase alert quality to ensure an effective intervention, and to reduce alert fatigue
  • Log Analytics: To discover patterns in user behavior and to identify possible issues pro-actively

We can be a match if you can

• Energy, strong personal traits driven, drive, focus motivation, and responsibility
• Self-motivated and able to work on their own without supervision
• Outcomes Driven (“Can Do” Attitude)
• Time Management
• The ability to perform in the context of a Crisis Situation

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All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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