Cyber Security Specialist

Boardroom Appointments; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a cybersecurity professional to lead information security programs and protect the organisation from web threats. The role involves coordinating access controls, incident response, and security governance across networks, cloud platforms, and endpoints.

The ideal candidate will have cloud security expertise (AWS/Azure), a cyber security qualification, and hands-on experience with security technologies such as firewalls and IPS/IDS, with a focus on building

Qualifications

• Experience with network and application security controls.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices.
• Familiar with security incident response processes.
• Ability to build ML models for security use cases.

Responsibilities

• Determine access controls and plan, coordinate, and implement information security programs.
• Help protect against Web threats that facilitate cyber-crime like malware, phishing, viruses, denial-of-service attacks, and hacking.
• Ensure you know and follow the incident and change processes.
• Perform Problem management analyses and duties, during the week and on weekends.
• Perform built-as-designed reviews, Prepare project documentation (guides, configuration documents, etc.) CMDB management, Tracking of IT software as relating to Cyber, Tracking of IT hardware as relating to Cyber, Understanding of AWS security.
• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware, and security
• An understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them
• Good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention, and anti-virus
• Building machine learning models for various use cases across the organization to predict and automate human behaviour.
• Use research and insight to drive cultural change within the organisation and ensure stakeholders put consumers at the heart of their planning and strategic thinking.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of automation solutions that meet business objectives.

Skills

AWS security

Azure security

Cyber security

Education

Cyber Security qualification

Tools

Firewalls

IPS/IDS

Anti-virus

CMDB

Job description

• Knowledge of AWS/Azure, AWS security practices (AWS and cloud platform as a service (PaaS) (security)
• Cyber Security qualification

Responsibilities:

• Determine who requires access to which information & Plan, coordinate, and implement information security programs.
• Help protect against Web threats that facilitate cyber-crime like malware, phishing, viruses, denial-of service attacks, and hacking.
• Ensure you know and follow the incident and change processes
• Perform Problem management analyses and duties, during the week and on weekends.
• Perform built-as-designed reviews, Prepare project documentation (guides, configuration documents, etc.) CMDB management, Tracking of IT software as relating to Cyber, Tracking of IT hardware as relating to Cyber, Understanding of AWS security.
• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware, and security
• An understanding of the cyber security risks associated with various technologies and ways to manage them
• Good working knowledge of various security technologies such as network and application firewalls, host intrusion prevention, and anti-virus
• Building machine learning models for various use cases across the organization to predict and automate human behaviour.
• Use research and insight to drive cultural change within the organisation and ensure stakeholders put consumers at the heart of their planning and strategic thinking.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of automation solutions that meet business objectives.