Cyber Security Specialist Job Description Sample

Cybersecurity specialist: 

Are professionals who prevent systems from a security breach, attacks, by building firewalls in network infrastructures. They handle security issues online and sometimes offline.

Responsibilities of a Cybersecurity specialist:

• Building security essentials for software systems networks and data centres.
• Checking potential threats and attacks on the system
• Building firewalls into infrastructure 
• Identifying perpetrators and alien software
• Checking violation of security protocols
• Diagnosing the issue
• Monitoring and engaging in ethical hacking
• Advising and guiding staffs on the downloading and installation of licensed and unethical software
• Staying up to date on new security essentials and technology

Educational qualification:

A bachelor degree in cybersecurity or course completion in cybersecurity with a bachelor degree in information technology.

Skill requirement:

• IT skills
• Networking skills
• Logical and reasoning skills

Salary:

The average salary for a Cyber Security - Specialist salary in the United States is $133,080 per year.