Cisco Secure Access Lead Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks a Cisco Secure Access Lead Engineer/Architect to provide technical leadership for CSA design, implementation and transition.

You will act as the senior technical authority, translating security, connectivity and user-access requirements into a secure, resilient architecture and guiding teams through design, testing and production handover.

Qualifications

• Matric and a tertiary qualification.
• CCNP Security, Cisco CyberOps, Cisco Secure Access specialization and SASE/Zero Trust certifications.
• Strong practical experience with Cisco Secure Access and related Cisco security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, detailed design and implementation of Cisco Secure Access (CSA), aligned with SASE and Zero Trust principles.
• Define secure access patterns for users, devices, applications, Internet and private application access across Client's hybrid environment.
• Lead technical integration with Cisco and enterprise security technologies, including identity, endpoint, network and security controls.
• Define and review policies for secure Internet access, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), application access and remote connectivity.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership during configuration, testing, migration, troubleshooting and production transition.
• Work closely with Client security, network, infrastructure and application teams to identify dependencies and resolve technical issues.
• Produce and maintain high-level and low-level designs, configuration standards, implementation documentation and operational handover material.
• Provide technical knowledge transfer and guidance to operational engineering and support teams.

Skills

CSA architecture

Security architecture

Education

Matric

Tertiary Qualification

CCNP Security

Cisco CyberOps

Cisco Secure Access specialization

SASE/Zero Trust certifications

Tools

Cisco Secure Access

SASE

ZTNA

Job description

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 21/10/2026

The Cisco Secure Access Lead Engineer / Architect will provide technical leadership for the design, implementation and transition of Client's Cisco Secure Access capability. The role will act as the senior technical authority for the solution, translating client's security, connectivity and user-access requirements into a secure, resilient and operationally supportable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, detailed design and implementation of Cisco Secure Access (CSA), aligned with SASE and Zero Trust principles.
• Define secure access patterns for users, devices, applications, Internet and private application access across Client's hybrid environment.
• Lead technical integration with relevant Cisco and enterprise security technologies, including identity, endpoint, network and security controls.
• Define and review policies for secure Internet access, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), application access and remote connectivity.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership during configuration, testing, migration, troubleshooting and production transition.
• Work closely with Client security, network, infrastructure and application teams to identify dependencies, resolve technical issues and minimise operational disruption.
• Produce and maintain high-level and low-level designs, configuration standards, implementation documentation and operational handover material.
• Provide technical knowledge transfer and guidance to operational engineering and support teams.

Qualifications

• Matric and a Tertiary Qualification
• CCNP Security, Cisco CyberOps, Cisco Secure Access specialisation and relevant SASE / Zero Trust certifications
• Strong practical experience with Cisco Secure Access, Cisco security technologies, SASE and Zero Trust architectures, supported by relevant Cisco certifications.