Cisco Security Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Senior Cisco Security Engineer in Cape Town to provide IT security and network infrastructure support across business units. You will monitor systems for cyber threats, ensure regulatory compliance and guide the deployment of new security technologies.

You will translate requirements into solutions, collaborate on complex infrastructure challenges, and perform tests to streamline operations while maintaining strong security controls and incident response

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Cisco networking tech, including firewall and VPN configuration, and security policy management.
• Experience in security architecture and design across apps, networks and OS levels.
• Knowledge of security audits, incident response, and disaster recovery processes.
• Experience with Cisco security policies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and secure networks and systems to prevent cyber threats.
• Collaborate on complex infrastructure security and development problems.
• Perform incremental testing to streamline deployments and reduce errors.
• Coordinate with customers for security audit reports.
• Lead cohesive security architecture integrating hardware, software and people.
• Respond to security incidents with root-cause analysis and action plans.
• Implement strong security controls addressing vulnerabilities and compliance requirements.

Skills

Cisco networking

Security architecture

Incident response

Disaster recovery

Continuous monitoring

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Cisco products

Firewall configuration

VPN configuration

Job description

As a Senior Cisco Security Engineer, you'll be responsible for providing IT security and network infrastructure support to the company's business units. You will monitor systems and networks to ensure that they are secure from cyber threats, comply with regulatory requirements and avoid risks of data breaches. You'll also manage the deployment of new security technologies as required by the organisation.

Requirements:

• Translates loosely defined requirements into solutions.
• Collaborates with others on the project to brainstorm about the best way to tackle a complex technological infrastructure, security, or development problem.
• Performs incremental testing actions on code, processes, and deployments to identify ways to streamline execution and minimize errors encountered.
• Coordinates with customers in the preparation of security audit reports.
• Primary focus is on network security, security architecture, operations and maintenance of the Cisco infrastructure and operations such as incident response, disaster recovery, and continuous monitoring.
• Responds to security incidents and issues, performs root cause analysis and develops action plans to resolve the problem.
• Plans and develops a cohesive security architecture that integrates hardware, software, and people.
• Is proficient with industry standards and best practices.
• Performs technical assessments to determine the effectiveness of existing security controls and identify new technologies and solutions.
• Oversees the design, development, and implementation of strong technical and business security controls that address vulnerabilities and compliance requirement

Qualifications / Minimum requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years experience with Cisco networking technologies, such as firewall and VPN configuration, network security protocols and firewalls, network security policy development and management.
• Previous experience with implementing Cisco Security Policies is a plus.
• Three years of experience in security architecture and design with an emphasis on application security, web application development, network security, operating system level administration, troubleshooting, and technical support.
• Experience working with Cisco products a plus.