Senior Manager: Information and Cyber Security

12 hours ago


Cape Town, South Africa Tower Group Full time

**Requirements**:

- Relevant qualification at NQF level 7 (Computer Science, Information Systems or similar)
- Advanced certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP or CASP and/or SIEM-specific training and certification
- 10 years’ experience in Information technology (Enterprise infrastructure) with a minimum of 5 years in an information and cyber security role. 3 years must be experience in a senior management role at team level or higher, with demonstrated experience and understanding of project and program management

Non-technical Skills:

- Communication skills (Verbal and written)
- Strong analytical skills (analyze security requirements and relate them to appropriate security controls)
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Prioritization and Time management
- Financial Management and budgeting
- Strategy development and planning
- Team building and HR Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Coaching and Mentoring

**Technical skills**:

- Advanced proficiency in security architecture and network security
- Advanced understanding of network security including TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth, and common network security elements.
- Hands-on experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g., NetFlow, FPC), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations
- Proficiency in information security incident handling
- Proficiency with some of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS, ID/PS, Full Packet Capture, Host Based Forensics, Network Forensics, and RSA Security
- In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g., Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, ArcSight, QRadar, Log Logic, Splunk)
- Demonstrable understanding of mobile technology and operating systems (i.e., Android, iOS, Windows),
- Computer security (Windows, Mac, and Linux)
- Demonstrable understanding of virtualization and containerization technologies e.g., VMware technology, Kubernetes

**Knowledge requirements**:

- Performing risk, business impact, control, and vulnerability assessments, and in defining treatment strategies.
- Fundamentals of threat modelling.
- Fundamentals of attack frameworks such as Mitre, Lock Head kill-chain.
- Fundamentals of pen-testing methodologies such as OSSTM, ISSAF, NIST SP800-115 or PTES
- Developing and documenting security architecture and plans, including strategic, tactical and project plans.
- Common information security management frameworks, such as International Standards Organization (ISO) 2700x, the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) frameworks
- An understanding of operating system internals and network protocols.
- Familiarity with the principles of cryptography and cryptanalysis.
- Fundamentals of digital forensics (investigation oversight, host-based forensics, network forensics and forensic counter measures)
- Fundamentals of system technology security testing (vulnerability scanning and penetration testing).

**Professional registration or license requirements**:
SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP or CASP, CBCP, MCBI and/or SIEM-specific training and certification.



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