Job Description
Cybersecurity Analyst
Location (Hybrid in Asia)
Full time
Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, The Asia Foundation addresses critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century: governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation. We work with innovative leaders and communities to build effective institutions and advance path-breaking reforms. Together with our partners, we are committed to Asia’s continued development as a peaceful, just, and thriving region of the world.
Join The Asia Foundation’s Global Information Systems department as a Cybersecurity Analyst! We’re looking for a talented individual to fortify our security measures and shield us from potential threats. The Cybersecurity Analyst reports to the Director of Information Technology and will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security incidents and proactively enhancing the Foundation’s security posture. The Cybersecurity Analyst will collaborate with various teams and work closely with Microsoft Defender and other security solutions to protect the organization’s sensitive data and infrastructure.
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitoring and Analysis: Continuously monitor and analyze logs and alerts generated by Microsoft Defender solutions to detect potential security incidents and threats.
- Incident Response: Investigate security incidents, including containment and eradication of threats, and work towards restoring normal operations.
- Patch Management: Review and implement security updates and patches for Microsoft-based systems, including Azure, Office 365, and other cloud services.
- Security Assessments: Conduct security assessments and vulnerability scans to identify potential weaknesses in our infrastructure and applications.
- Policy Development: Create and maintain security policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Threat Intelligence: Stay current with the latest cyber threats and vulnerabilities and recommend and implement countermeasures to mitigate risks.
- Training and Education: Provide training and guidance to employees on security best practices and procedures.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including network, system administrators, and developers, to ensure end-to-end security.
- Identity and Access Management: Monitor and manage identity and access management solutions, ensuring secure access to resources, especially in remote work and collaboration scenarios. Understand and develop conditional access policies for applications and resources.
- Incident Management: Assist the Global IS team with incident response, threat hunting, and overall incident management activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in cybersecurity.
- Proven experience as a cybersecurity analyst focusing on Microsoft Defender solutions.
- Familiarity with Azure, Microsoft 365, and cloud security best practices.
- Strong knowledge of security policies, standards, and industry regulations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer) are a plus.
How to Apply:
Applications should be submitted by visiting our website. To be considered, please upload your cover letter and resume/CV in one document. You can also upload both in separate documents but please note to do so, you will have to sign out of the system and go back into your record for additional documents.
The Asia Foundation offers excellent salaries commensurate with experience. We are an equal-opportunity employer. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.
Candidates should be able to work in one of the following locations unsponsored by The Asia Foundation: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, or Vietnam.
No relocation assistance will be provided for this position.
No phone calls, please.
