Cyber Security Analyst – Microsoft Cloud & Network Focus

About the role

We are seeking a proactive, detail‑oriented Cyber Security Analyst (Level 2) to join our growing security team. The role is office‑based with flexibility and is ideal for candidates passionate about defending modern cloud environments using the Microsoft security stack.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate alerts in Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR).
• Respond to incidents such as malware, phishing, identity compromise and data exfiltration, and produce detailed incident reports.
• Manage Microsoft Defender suite (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, Office 365) and tune alerts to reduce false positives.
• Secure Azure workloads, networks and identities, supporting Zero Trust implementation and best‑practice controls (RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA).
• Operate Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager), investigate network threats and integrate logs into Sentinel.
• Develop and maintain incident‑response playbooks aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and test them through simulations.
• Support the full vulnerability lifecycle using Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and report on risk reduction.
• Assist with Microsoft Purview DLP, data classification and compliance reporting (POPIA, ISO 27001, GDPR).

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in a Security Analyst, SOC or cyber‑security role.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and the Microsoft Defender suite.
• Solid understanding of Azure IAM, networking and security controls.
• Experience with Fortinet firewalls and network security monitoring.
• Familiarity with SIEM/SOAR concepts, MITRE ATT&CK framework and Zero Trust principles.

Required skills

• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, Office 365)
• Microsoft Azure (IAM, networking, security)
• Microsoft Purview
• Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager)
• SIEM / SOAR
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Identity and Access Management
• Vulnerability Management
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)