The role

As a Cyber Security Consultant at ANS, you'll be responsible for protecting our customers' digital assets from cyber threats. You'll play a key role in shaping and implementing our cyber security strategy to keep systems and data secure. You'll work on various challenging projects using the latest technologies in cyber security. Your tasks will include monitoring for vulnerabilities, building firewalls, responding to security incidents, and advising colleagues on best practices. You'll spend your time developing and testing new security measures, investigating IT security incidents, and improving our security infrastructure. You'll also train and advise colleagues, promoting a culture of security awareness. Your decisions and strategies will protect our customers' products and services and contribute to our business's overall success. This role is both challenging and rewarding, offering a chance to make a significant impact on our cyber security posture.

What will I be doing?

• Developing and Implementing a Cyber Security Strategy: Create a comprehensive strategy to secure the customers' digital assets.
• Monitoring for Vulnerabilities and Risks: Regularly scan and assess our customers' software and systems for any potential security risks or vulnerabilities.
• Building Firewalls and Detection Systems: Develop and integrate firewalls, as well as spyware and malware detection systems into our customers' network infrastructure. 
• Monitoring Software Use: Keep track of software usage within the company to prevent unauthorized access and potential security breaches. 
• Installing and Testing New Security Measures: Implement new security measures and conduct rigorous testing to ensure their effectiveness. 
• Incident Response: In the event of a security breach or threat, promptly close off the vulnerability and develop a plan to prevent future incidents. 
• Reporting and Investigating IT Security Incidents: Report and investigate any IT security incidents, including recreating them to identify vulnerabilities.
• Testing New Security Measures: Regularly test new and existing security measures for effectiveness and potential improvements. 
• Advising and Training Colleagues: Provide guidance and training to colleagues on best practices for maintaining cyber security. 
• Run tabletop exercises that show how the SoC and client performs against incident response and a communication plan, business continuity tests, and communication plans. 

What will I bring to the role?

A good understanding of the following technologies is required:  

• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems  
• Knowledge of syslog and event viewer  
• Incident Response   
• Network Defence  
• NIST CVSS Vulnerabilities and scoring system  
• XML  
• OS Specific log data   
• Nginx  
• Apache  
• IPTables  
• Knowledge of secure development principles and OWASP top 10 
• Clear and concise communication skills 
• Willingness to develop with continual learning. 
• Logical problem-solving abilities 
• Accuracy and attention to detail  
• Good time management skills.