Cyber Security Lead

1 week ago

Cape Town, South Africa Clicks Group Limited Full time

**Listing reference**: 016940**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:IT & Internet
- **Job category**:IT and Telecommunications**Location**:Cape Town
- **Contract**:Permanent**EE position**:No**Introduction**Job description**

**JOB OBJECTIVES**-
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of cyber security specialists in performing security assessments and penetration testing on internal and cloud-based systems.- Deliver, execute, and update the organization's cyber security strategy, policies, processes and tooling for continued security improvements.- Monitor and analyse cyber threat intelligence and implement advanced security tools and techniques to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.- Spearhead and perform security architecture reviews, security assessments, vulnerability assessments and penetrating testing. Develop mitigation strategies and drive remediation efforts to close identified risks.- Drive blue/red/purple teaming exercises to identify gaps and build SIEM/SOC use cases for proactive detection and prevention of potential threats.- Engage with relevant teams to ensure effective response to and containment of security incidents, including post incident recovery and forensic investigation for root cause analysis.- Manage relationships with security partners and vendors, foster compliance with IT and organizational policies, and compile cyber security reports for management and stakeholders.- Promote a collaborative learning environment, ensure team capacity and skill alignment, and set clear performance management plans and KPIs to achieve security objectives.- Maintain external attack surface management repository, keep abreast of emerging security issues, threats, and state-of-the-art mitigation strategies, sharing insights to bolster the Group's security posture.**Minimum requirements**

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Information Technology/Systems Engineering/ Computer Science or equivalent qualification.- Relevant penetration testing certification such as Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), etc. will be an added advantage.
- **JOB-RELATED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE**
- 3-4 years (Diploma) or 2-3 year (Degree) of experience in the IT environment.
- Strong knowledge of configuration and design of IT cyber security systems within an enterprise environment.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance and support of IT cyber security systems.
- Strong knowledge of IT governance and cyber security practices.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of risk and compliance management.

**JOB-RELATED SKILLS**
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage ambiguity/ complexity
- Able to cultivate innovation
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at different levels
- Cyber Security Management
- IT Risk Management
- IT Control Monitoring
- Data Protection
- Information Security

**JOB-RELATED COMPETENCIES**
- Leading and Supervising
Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
- Relating and Networking
-- Adapting and Responding to change
- Deciding and Initiating Action
Presenting and Communicating Information

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