Information Security Engineer

3 days ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Profession Hub Full time

Our client requires the services of a passionate and qualified individual to expand its dynamic team for the enhancement of services to the clients.

Contract : Permanent (a probation period will apply)

Hybrid working : 2-3 Days a week work

Job Purpose :

We seek an experienced Information Security Engineer to implement and monitor security controls to protect our organization's data from cyber-attacks, loss, or unauthorized access.

Role Responsibilities :

  • Analyse, research, and report possible threats and weaknesses to IT systems.
  • Implement best practices and assist in adherence to security standards for the organization.
  • Support company employees with cybersecurity, software, and hardware needs regarding their impact on information security.
  • Investigate and react to security incidents and ongoing threats, ensuring the organization is secure.
  • Monitoring networking environments and responding, engagement with service providers.
  • Monitor and track the performance of IT security measures
  • Monitor, manage, configure, troubleshoot and maintain IT security hardware and software, including firewall administration.

Preferred Requirements :

  • Matric / Grade 12.
  • National certificate in information technology bachelor's degree in information technology, or CompTIA certifications A+ and N+.
  • CompTIA Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) certifications are desired.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
  • Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise.
  • Ability to prioritise ongoing security projects.
  • Full understanding of components making up the IT environment, and their corresponding security implications.
  • Experience with SOC and SIEM solutions.
  • Enthusiasm and passion for staying up to date on security threats, trends, and solutions protecting the organization's environment.

Experience

  • A minimum of 4 years of experience in information and cyber security.
  • Practical experience with networks and firewalls, administering firewalls and investigating network issues.
  • Practical security experience with endpoint security, email protection, email flow, Office 365, Azure, AWS and other cloud-based solutions.
  • Knowledge and experience of various security systems encompassing antivirus, content filtering, firewalls, authentication, intrusion detection, and others.
  • Practical experience with a variety of operating systems, including but not limited to Windows Server, Windows Desktop and Linux operating systems is required.
  • Experience with Kali Linux and other penetration and / or vulnerability scanning solutions.
  • Ability to critically analyze requirements / issues and solve complex problems.

Personality Attributes :

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
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