Cyber Security Specialist

7 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Optimal Growth Technologies Full time

**Principal Specialist Cyber Security Networks**

**Location: Midrand**

**Duration: 6 months**

**Role purpose**:

- Lead the development and implementation of advanced cyber security capabilities and controls across companies mobile, fixed, satellite, cloud, and IoT networks to protect against evolving threats.
- Oversee risk assessments, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery in alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members, fostering innovation and ensuring effective execution of security controls.

**Key accountabilities**
- Lead Security Implementation
- Drive the design and execution of cyber security implementations for mobile, fixed, satellite, cloud, and IoT networks, ensuring resilience against sophisticated threats.
- Direct Workstream Delivery
- Manage the end-to-end delivery of key security initiatives for Enterprise domains
- Enterprise CPE, Core Network, Network Management Systems, Office Connectivity,
- Cyber Security Controls - Monitoring & Analytics, and Measurement & Assurance
- covering scope definition, design, deployment, and performance review to prevent lateral attack movement.
- Cyber Risk and Compliance Management

**Core competencies, knowledge, and experience**:

- Matric / Grade 12 essential
- 3 year Degree\Relevant tertiary qualification in Information technology
- 8+ years of experience in Cyber Security role where you meet business deliverables for Enterprise/IP Networks
- Strong understanding of cyber risk management and security frameworks, such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls.
- Strong knowledge of Enterprise/Fixed networks
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and analyse complex issues
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and stakeholders
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to lead and manage teams effectively
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
- Monitoring and Assurance Enhancement
- Implement sustainable processes for near real-time threat detection and continuous security posture assessment, integrating monitoring tools such as SIEM and NetFlow, and ensuring second-line assurance to validate control effectiveness.
- Leadership and Capability Development
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior cyber security professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence to ensure effective security control execution in line with strategic and operational goals.

**Desired**
- An industry certification e.g. ISO 27001 Lead practitioner, CCIE(Security), CCSP CGEIT, CRISC, CISA, CISM and CISSP/CSSP is strongly preferred

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