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  • Posted: Feb 5, 2025
    Deadline: Feb 25, 2025
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    The Central Bank of Kenya is a public institution established under Article 231 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The Bank is responsible for formulating monetary policy to achieve and maintain price stability and issuing currency. Pursuant to the CBK Act, the Central Bank promotes financial stability through regulation, supervision and licensing of fin...
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    Data Analyst 1 (Business Analyst 1) - Cyber Fusion Unit

    Job Purpose
    To coordinate and support data collection, aggregation, cleaning/filtering and data analysis to generate actionable reports and respond to cyber threats.

    Key Duties and Responsibilities
    Technical and Operational Responsibilities

    • Perform monitoring of security logs and alerts from Security Information and Events Management (SIEM) tools and other security platforms to identify potential threats.
    • Perform data filtering and processing security events data from SIEM to ensure accuracy and integrity.
    • Write reports and documentations detailing periodical findings of cybersecurity incidents and trends and the actions taken to avert future cyber threats.
    • Reviewing cyber incident reports and performing correlation between incidents to detect suspicious patterns and anomalies.
    • Collaborate with other SOC teams to provide data-driven insights to improve efficiency.
    • performing Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection on cyber threat actors.
    • Supporting and coordinating with other incident response teams in identifying cyber-attack vectors by analyzing raw data and identifying suspicious patterns.
    • Endeavour to assist and improve automation of data collection, collation and analysis to enhance efficiency.
    • Prepare graphical and appealing cyber security training/awareness material.
    • Manage SIEM tools and other cybersecurity management tools to perform analysis and generate actionable insights.

    Other Responsibilities

    • Conduct threat research
    • Any other duty assigned.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (IT), Data Science and Statistics, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Engineering & Computer Science and/or any relevant qualification.
    • Professional certification(s) in SOC Analysis (CSA), Cybersecurity, Information Security and/or CompTIA Security + or other related certifications.
    • Knowledge of programming languages (Python, R), scripting/automation (Bash, PowerShell) and database query languages (SQL).
    • Familiar with SIEM tools (Splunk, SolarWinds etc).
    • Strong proficiency and understanding of statistics and data analysis techniques using Ms Excel or Google Sheets.
    • Active membership in at least one (1) professional body.

    Work Experience

    • Three (3) years’ experience in a cybersecurity/SOC analysis environment.

    Competencies

    Technical Competencies

    • Good understanding of cybersecurity concepts and protocols, cyber risk management, incident response and common cyber threats such as DoS attacks, phishing and malware.
    • SOC and Data Analytical Skills to deal with large volumes of data to identify anomalies, trends and suspicious patterns.
    • Knowledge in Open-Source Intelligence applications
    • Attention to detail for accuracy in reporting
    • Good communications skills to explain and document findings to SOC teams
    • Team player in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
    • Good report writing and presentation skills.
    • Have agility in learning new security analysis tools and technologies.

    Behavioural/General Competencies

    • Honesty and integrity
    • Excellent problem-solving skills
    • Organization skills
    • Confidentiality
    • Flexibility
    • Interpersonal relations

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    Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) Cyber Risk Analyst (Senior Business Analyst 2) - Cyber Fusion Unit

    Job Purpose

    • To coordinate cyber treat hunting for pro-active detection and prevention of cyber breaches in the banking sector.

    Key Duties and Responsibilities

    Technical and Operational Responsibilities

    • Perform targeted Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA/PT) to identify flaws on banks’ systems.
    • Write reports detailing the findings of VAPT exercises explaining the attack vectors of cyberattacks.
    • Team leader during VA/PT exercises from inception to completion
    • Reviewing results of VA/PT exercises before dispatch.
    • Providing recommendations on fixing the issues identified during VA/PT exercises.
    • Co-ordinating Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) collection on cyber threat actors.
    • Supporting and coordinating with incident response teams in identifying cyber-attack vectors.
    • Incidence Response engagements on banks to ensure proper recovery and improve their incident response management.
    • Prepare cyber security training/awareness material for the banking sector.

    Other Responsibilities

    • Conduct threat research.
    • Supervises staff.
    • Any other duty assigned.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Engineering & Computer Science and/or any relevant qualification.
    • Professional certification(s) in Cybersecurity, Information Security and/or Networking or any other related field.
    • Active membership in at least one (1) professional body.

    Work Experience

    • Two (2) years’ experience in a cybersecurity analysis environment.

    Competencies
    Technical Competencies

    • Good understanding of Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VA&PT) process.
    • Data Analytical Skills
    • Knowledge in Open-Source Intelligence applications
    • Good communications Skills
    • Good report writing and presentation skills.

    Behavioral/General Competencies

    • Honesty and integrity
    • Excellent leadership skills
    • Excellent problem-solving skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Communication skills
    • Organization skills
    • Confidentiality
    • Flexibility
    • Interpersonal relations
    • Team player
    • Attention to detail

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