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Senior Digital Forensics Incident Response Analyst

Job in Cape Town, 7100, South Africa
Listing for: NTT
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-05
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

The Senior Digital Forensics Response Analyst is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for detecting and monitoring escalated threats and suspicious activity affecting the organization’s technology domain (servers, networks, appliances and all infrastructure supporting production applications for the enterprise, as well as development environments). This role acts as the technical second responder for the team and supports the work of technical staff from various business areas, as well as third‑party technical experts.

The Senior Information Security Incident Response uses their technical competencies of systems and automated mechanisms to detect unauthorized activity on company information assets.

Key responsibilities:
  • Manages the prevention and resolution of security breaches and ensure incident and problem management processes are initiated.
  • Performs access management activities according to the policy.
  • Implements and discusses security service audit schedules, review access authorization and perform the required access controls and testing to identify security weaknesses.
  • Interacts with a global team of Cyber Security Analysts and specialists.
  • Manages 2nd level triaging of security alerts, events, and notifications.
  • Manages notifications of internal and/or external teams according to agreed alert priority levels, and escalation trees.
  • Communicates status of response, resolution and final root cause analysis to the appropriate stakeholders.
  • Follows and updates established and/or ad‑hoc processes and work instructions and create procedures where deficiencies are identified.
  • Logs, manages and coordinates service requests through to resolution including the identification, isolation, resolution and escalation of IT infrastructure faults.
  • Maintains an understanding of current and emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and trends.
To thrive in this role, you need to have:
  • Advanced understanding of Endpoint Protection Software.
  • Advanced understanding of Enterprise Detection and Response software.
  • Advanced knowledge of technological advances within the information security arena.
  • Advanced understanding of inter‑relationships in an overall system or process.
  • Advanced knowledge of information security management and policies.
  • Advanced understanding risk management principles and frameworks is crucial for prioritizing and addressing security incidents.
  • Advanced understanding of the organization’s business operations, goals, and objectives enables the analyst to align incident response efforts with the broader business strategy.
  • Ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and end‑users, as well as working with cross‑functional teams during incident response.
  • Ability to think critically, analyze information, and solve medium to complex problems.
Academic qualifications and certifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related preferred.
  • SANS GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) or equivalent preferred.
  • SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) or equivalent preferred.
  • SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) or equivalent preferred.
Required experience:
  • Advanced experience in a Technology Information Security Industry.
  • Advanced experience or knowledge of SIEM and IPS technologies.
  • Advanced experience with Wireshark or tcpdump to identify normal and abnormal/malicious traffic patterns and behaviors.
Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise‑scale…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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