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PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Assess the organization’s infrastructure and data to identify vulnerabilities caused by weaknesses or flaws in software and hardware that could expose the infrastructure to a security breach. 
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing security measures, such as firewalls, password policies and intrusion-detection systems. 
• Make recommendations to improve security based on their assessments and knowledge of current and emerging threats. 
• Monitor, triage and investigate alerts in Security Monitoring tools such as SIEM and EDR. 
• Recognize and timely report possible security violations or incidents and deliver effective response and remediation. 
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to continuously enhance the Firm’s security posture. 
• Respond to security incidents and assist Semi-Senior IT Security Officer in performing root-cause analysis and provide necessary remediation and mitigation.
• Submit incident reports in a timely manner. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Programming, or a related field 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and fix security risks. 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills 
• Good team working skills to develop security solutions in collaboration with other information technology professionals. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Advanced communication, interpersonal, report writing and presentation skills. 
• Ability to self-prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. 
• Willingness to travel on short notice and for extended periods of time. Positive and energetic attitude 
• Motivation to work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Drive to work independently while being an effective team member