(1292) Financial Sector Cyber Threat Analyst - GSMD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Facilitate the development and maintenance of joint financial sector cyber threat intelligence sharing mechanisms. 
• Collate, analyse and process cyber threat information received from all sector stakeholders. 
• Maintain an accurate national financial sector cyber threat landscape and associated cyber risk profile. 
• Identify and liaise with key internal and external stakeholders with regard to current and developing cyber threats.
• Define and maintain sector information requirements to align production processes and research objectives with client requirements.
• Define, innovate and apply appropriate analytical techniques, methodologies and technologies to meet the research objectives.
• Keep abreast of the changing broader cyber threat landscape and generate innovative products to support industry decision making. 
• Define a client centric production programme and produce regular and specialised reports to meet client requirements.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF7) in Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Security Risk Management or related equivalent qualification. 
• five to eight years’ experience in intelligence and/or cybersecurity threat analysis in a financial/banking environment with a strong liaison and coordination track record; 
• specialised training in intelligence analysis and/or risk analysis; and
• financial sector exposure, broad information system knowledge and sector architecture knowledge will be an added advantage.

The following will be an added advantage:

• a postgraduate qualification in a related field; and
• a cyber security or cyber related qualification or certifications, e.g. a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification.