Sr. Specialist, IT Information Security

JOB DETAILS:

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Information Security

Reports to: Senior Manager, Information Security

Department: IT

Function: IT

Location Jordan

JOB PURPOSE

The Senior Security Specialist is responsible for monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents

and threats to ensure the safety and integrity of the organization’s IT infrastructure. This role involves analyzing

security events, conducting threat assessments, implementing measures to mitigate risks, and collaborates

with various teams to develop and enforce security policies, provides guidance on best practices, and

ensures compliance with industry standards and regulations. Additionally, this role includes conducting

regular security assessments, managing security tools, and staying updated on the latest cybersecurity

trends and threats to proactively protect the organization.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Collect, analyze, and report on data needed to support cybersecurity decision-making, including

cybersecurity metrics, dashboards, etc.

• Administer the daily operations of the information security program, e.g., manage day-to-day security

alerts, events, and requests, etc.

Confidential

• Assist in risk assessments as part of the cybersecurity risk management program.

• Support the cyber incident response program primarily through data collection and analysis.

• Collaborate with IT Infrastructure teams to support security tickets, requests, and investigations.

• Perform proactive threat hunting to identify and mitigate potential security threats before they can

cause harm.

• Monitor security tools portfolio and industry information sources for emerging threats and propose

appropriate threat mitigations.

• Responsible for managing multiple small projects simultaneously.

• Complete other duties or projects as assigned to advance the cybersecurity program.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum:

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), CompTIA Security+

...preferred

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in an IT-related discipline and 3-5 years of work experience in

cybersecurity

• In lieu of a degree, 5+ years of experience in the cybersecurity profession

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum:

• 3-5 years of work experience in cybersecurity