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🥝 Principal Cyber Defense Center Analyst at Safaricom Kenya

Confidential | Kenya, Kenya | Posted June 15, 2026

Principal Cyber Defense Center Analyst at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Cyber Defense, Safaricom is seeking an experienced and proactive Level 2 Cyber Security Analyst to join our Corporate Security Division. In this role, you serve as the critical escalation point for incidents initially handled by Level 1 Analysts. You will drive in-depth investigations, conduct comprehensive forensics, and lead the optimization of our security operations. A key focus of this position is the management and enhancement of our log management, detection engineering, SIEM, and SOAR infrastructures to ensure robust, proactive defense against emerging threats.


Key Responsibilities


Incident Investigation & Escalation:

  • Handle escalated security incidents from Level 1 analysts.

  • Conduct thorough host and network forensics, and perform log analysis to identify the root cause of security incidents.

  • Determine attack vectors, exploitation methods, ...

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