Senior Specialist Cyber Security Defense

7 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Optimal Growth Technologies Full time

**Brief Description**

Reporting to **Manager Cyber Security Prevent & Defense**,as the **Specialist Cyber Security Defense**, you will be responsible for

**Key Roles**:

- Coordinate optimization of the Operational & Monitoring Defense cyber security baselines (CSB) controls across all relevant business areas and processes
- Optimize and maintain respective Monitoring Cyber Security controls and requirements across MPA environments
- Ensure all systems products, services and projects are compliant to the minimum security Monitoring requirements and Cyber defense Cyber Security Baselines (CSBs)
- Responsible for the set-up, execution and maintenance of the security incident management and coordination process in conjunction with incident management capabilities
- Support all internal and external audits around Technology systems and processes, ensure these systems are free from known Technology audit findings and ensure all audit findings in these systems are closed within agreed timelines.

**Qualifications**
- Degree in Electrical Eng/Computer Science/information Technology or equivalent Technology-related degree
- At least one professional Information Security Qualification: CISSP/CISM/CISA
- Advanced competencies in Network Security: CCNP or CCIE (Security)
- Advanced competencies in Microsoft, Linux or Unix Operating Systems administration
- Advance competencies experience in Information Security Technologies

**Skills and Experience**
- Minimum of 3 years focused Security experience in Incident Management, Intrusion Analysis, Network troubleshooting or Reverse Engineering.
- Minimum of 2 years Security tooling management and deployment experience with Forensic tools, Security Logging and EDR Tooling
- Preference of Minimum One Year experience working with Vodacom\ Vodafone Cyber Defence team.
- Experience in design, delivery and support of Information Security solutions to customers will be and added advantage.
- Good communication skills and team player.
- Experience in the use of security tools.
- Project management skills, and proven task execution (getting things done).
- Superior Report writing skills.
- Analytical Thinking.



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