AI-Driven Security Lead — Sentinel & Defender Architect

AiR; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped annual leave

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

AiR is building an AI-native security function to protect the organization and customers, with leadership over detection, response, and automation across the Microsoft Security stack. This senior security leader will architect and operate the monitoring platform, develop detection logic, and mentor analysts, reporting directly to the CEO.

You will shape threat strategies and drive security maturity across the business, joining a team pursuing modern, AI-enabled security with uncapped annual

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security operations, incident response, or detection engineering.
• Proven experience building security operations capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of threat hunting and adversary TTPs.
• Experience leading and mentoring security analysts.
• Excellent communication for leadership reporting.

Responsibilities

• Architect and operate our security monitoring and response platform.
• Develop detection logic and lead incident response efforts.
• Mentor a high-performing security team.
• Shape modern, AI-enabled security services.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Threat hunting

Mentoring/leadership

Communication to leadership

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender suite

Job description

AiR is building an AI-native security function to protect the organization and customers, with leadership over detection, response, and automation across the Microsoft Security stack. This senior security leader will architect and operate the monitoring platform, develop detection logic, and mentor analysts, reporting directly to the CEO.

You will shape threat strategies and drive security maturity across the business, joining a team pursuing modern, AI-enabled security with uncapped annual