Cyber Security Specialist

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa HR Genie Full time
Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer

HR Genie is seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Engineer to join our team in Cape Town on a contract basis for 6 months.

About the Role

We are looking for a talented individual with expertise in cloud security to provide cloud security expertise to build out and maintain resilient, scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing Cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement highly available, enterprise-scale public Cloud infrastructure.
  • Develop and support infrastructure and cloud security capabilities for microservices-based architectures.
  • Experience working with CI/CD technologies, such as GitLab and GitHub.
  • Experience with authentication and authorization technologies and protocols, including LDAP, Kerberos, AD, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML.
  • Experience working with scripting and provisioning and IAC tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or equivalent.
Requirements
  • 7+ years' experience in Infrastructure, Software Development, DevOps, or Security.
  • 4+ years' experience in designing and implementing highly available, enterprise-scale public Cloud infrastructure.
  • 3+ years' experience in AWS with a focus on Data, Security, and IAM.
  • Experience introducing cloud security technology (start-up) in an environment - processes, principles, etc.
  • Design and hands-on troubleshooting background on AWS Platform (Azure or GCP will be advantageous).
  • Experience working in a DevOps environment.
  • Experience developing and supporting infrastructure and cloud security capabilities for microservices-based architectures.
  • Experience working with CI/CD technologies, such as GitLab and GitHub.
  • Experience with authentication and authorization technologies and protocols, including LDAP, Kerberos, AD, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML.
  • Experience working with scripting and provisioning and IAC tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 2+ years' experience in AWS with a focus on Networking.
  • Experience in a financial services or banking organization.
  • Infrastructure security.
  • Experience in engineering data pipelines using Big Data technologies, such as Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Storm, etc.
  • Experience with ELK, New Relic, or similar on Public Cloud Platforms.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, EKS.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum environment (Atlassian Stack).
  • Experience working with various Database technologies, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RedShift, Oracle, etc.
  • Experience working with Vault/Secret platforms, such as Hashicorp.
Knowledge and Skills
  • Basic understanding of at least one high-level programming language (GoLang,.net, Java, Python).
  • Advanced scripting skills in at least one interpreted language (Bash, PowerShell).
  • Design and deployment of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure.
  • Advance knowledge of infrastructure concepts, technologies, and patterns (SDLC, IaC).
  • Practical, working knowledge of:
    • Developing and delivering systems on AWS Platforms (Azure or GCP will be advantageous).
    • Supporting and enhancing build and release processes through automation using a combination of processes and existing tools.
    • Understanding of Cloud Security technologies and best practices.
    • Understanding of Networking in Cloud environments.
What We Offer

HR Genie offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.



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