SECURITY ANALYST
Summary
A senior security analyst in Doha who monitors and improves the organization's cybersecurity posture: conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, leading incident response, managing tools like SIEM, firewalls, EDR and IDS/IPS, and ensuring compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST.
SECURITY ANALYST
Responsibilities
- Monitor, assess, and improve the organization’s overall cybersecurity posture.
- Conduct security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and compliance reviews.
- Investigate security incidents, identify root causes, and coordinate containment and remediation activities.
- Manage and monitor security technologies, including SIEM, firewalls, endpoint protection, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability management tools.
- Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, procedures, standards, and incident-response plans.
- Perform threat analysis and recommend appropriate security controls.
- Coordinate penetration testing, security audits, and remediation tracking.
- Prepare security reports, risk registers, and management-level presentations.
- Support security awareness programmes and provide technical guidance to internal teams.
- Ensure compliance with applicable cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity or information security.
- Strong experience in security risk management, vulnerability management, and incident response.
- In-depth knowledge of SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and other security technologies.
- Strong understanding of network security, cloud security, identity management, and data protection.
- Knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent are preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, reporting, and communication skills.