Cyber Security Analyst - Cape Town

reversidesoftwaresolutionspt; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Reverside is seeking a CyberSecurity Analyst to identify, analyse and respond to threats, safeguarding digital assets and ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The role emphasizes proactive threat intelligence, rapid incident response, and automation across hybrid Cloud environments.

Candidates should have strong PowerShell skills, experience with AI-assisted security tools, and familiarity with CI/CD and container orchestration. Banking experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 4 years of information security experience with at least 2 years in threat intelligence.
• Experience in proactive threat detection, mitigation and resolving advanced attacks.
• Experience enriching data and malware analysis to actionable intelligence.
• Strong PowerShell scripting for automation and investigations.
• Hands-on with AI tools for security analysis and automation.
• Experience with AWS and Microsoft domain infrastructure (Cloud/Hybrid).
• Experience with container orchestration and CI/CD workflows.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevSecOps models.
• Banking/financial services experience preferred.

Skills

Threat Intelligence

Threat Detection

Automation scripting

PowerShell

Python

AI-assisted tools

Cloud/AWS

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in IT/Cybersecurity

CompTIA Security+

GIAC/CEH/OSCP or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

JFrog

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 11/09/2026

Reverside is an established itservices provider focusing on delivering high-quality software development, itresourcing, digital transformation, and systems support solutions. We arealways looking for skilled professionals to join our growing team and contributeto innovative technology projects across various industries.

We are urgently looking for a CyberSecurity Analyst to apply advanced analytical and cyber security expertise tosupport the Cyber Security team in identifying, analysing, and responding toemerging threats and vulnerabilities.

The successful candidate willsafeguard the organisation's digital assets, systems, and data fromsophisticated cyberattacks, maintain resilient cyber defences, and ensure theconfidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information throughproactive threat intelligence and rapid incident response.

Experience

• 4 years' experience in Information Security, with minimum 2+ yearsin Threat Intelligence or similar role
• Proven experience in proactive threat detection, mitigation, andresolution of advanced cyber-attacks
• Proven experience in enriching data & malware analysis, thentransform data into actionable intelligence
• Strong PowerShell scripting abilities for automation, threatinvestigations, troubleshooting, reporting and dashboarding
• Hands-on experience with AI tools and their application in cyberoperations (e.g., Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Power Automate forsecurity analysis, reporting and automation)
• Technical experience with Enterprise Microsoft DomainInfrastructure components (Cloud / Hybrid) as well as AWS Cloud technologies
• Technical experience with Package and Artifact Management (e.g.GitHub; JFrog; CI/CD workflows)
• Experience using SaaS platforms, such as Terraform and Ansible
• Technical experience with Container Orchestration
• Familiarity with Agile and DevSecOps / SecDevOps models
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced environments as part of ahigh-performance team
• Preferably experienced in a financial services and/or bankingenvironment

Qualifications

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
• CompTIA Security+ (or similar)
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology,Computer Science or Cybersecurity
• Industry-recognized certifications (e.g., GIAC, CEH, OSCP, orequivalent threat intelligence credentials)

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of Cyber Threat Intelligence frameworks,methodologies, and best practices
• In-depth knowledge of Cyber Incident Response procedures andthreat investigation techniques
• Advanced understanding of threat actor tactics, techniques, andprocedures (TTPs)
• Advanced understanding of common network protocols, systemarchitecture, and attack vectors
• Knowledge of threat intelligence platforms (OSINT, IOC analysis,threat feeds)
• Understanding of automation and scripting as applied to securityoperations as a threat intelligence analyst

Skills

• Advanced Analytical and investigative skills
• Attention to Detail
• Clear Communication and reporting skills (ability to translatetechnical findings for various stakeholders)
• Interpersonal & relationship management skills
• Problem-solving and automation mindset
• Proficiency with automation scripting (PowerShell, Python, orsimilar)
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools for threat analysis andresearch