Cyber Security Specialist - Cloud

Kamo Placements; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Pretoria seeks a Security Specialist to provide technical expertise in cloud security. Responsibilities include designing security solutions, responding to incidents, and conducting audits while collaborating with governance teams. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in IT and relevant cybersecurity certifications.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of job-related experience in a security operations environment.
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA CASP+.
• Industry, organisational, and business awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise into cloud security capabilities and controls.
• Design and deploy industry-aligned cloud security solutions.
• Respond to security breaches and implement operational countermeasures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Networking security knowledge

Service and stakeholder focus

Quality assurance knowledge

Forensic approach to challenges

Planning and organisational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (NQF 7)

Tools

Active Directory

Cloud Access Security Broker

Security Information and Event Management

Endpoint Detection and Response

Vulnerability Assessment

Azure

Entra

Security orchestration, automation and response

Job description

• Provide technical expertise as input into cloud security capabilities and appropriate controls for departmental / Company Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
• Provide operational and management support through effective reporting and dashboard creation where relevant.
• Design and deploy industry-aligned cloud security solutions to meet business requirements.
• Use and maintain cloud security technologies to identify potential security issues across technologies, solutions and applications within the Company Group.
• Respond to minor security breaches by implementing operational countermeasures, including making technical configuration changes.
• Support the investigation and containment of major incidents using advanced information.
• Innovate, design and implement opportunities for improvements / enhancements, integration, consolidation and automation to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of CSO technology and resources in support of protecting business solutions.
• Research and keep abreast of new and changing cloud and cybersecurity technologies and architectures.
• Scan the external threat landscape and identify vulnerabilities within Company Group solutions and assist solution owners with remediation activities relating to ever-evolving cyber threats.
• Provide technical input into addressing audit findings, penetration tests, threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming (TIBER) and other risk assessments.
• Work closely with the governance teams to develop policies, standards and a Group Cybersecurity Strategy.
• Attend to service and incident requests and ensure the resolution thereof within agreed service level standards.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of :

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Information Technology (IT) (NQF 7) or an equivalent qualification;
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA CASP+; and
• 5-7 years of job-related experience in a security operations environment and related systems (e.g. Active Directory; Cloud Access Security Broker; database activity monitoring; endpoint detection and response; security information and event management; security orchestration, automation and response; vulnerability assessment; scanners; Azure; and Entra.

T he following will be an added advantage :

• Technology-Specific Cybersecurity Certifications.

Additional requirements include :

• Industry, organisational and business awareness;
• Quality assurance knowledge and skills;
• The ability to take a forensic approach to challenges;
• Continued improvement, learning and / or professional development skills;
• Knowledge in active Directory; Cloud Access Security Broker; Database Activity Monitoring; Endpoint Detection and Response; Security Information and Event Management; Security Orchestration, Automation and Response; Vulnerability Assessment; Scanners; Azure; and Entra;
• Networking security knowledge;
• The ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of it systems from a cybersecurity perspective;
• Testing knowledge;
• Operations knowledge;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Judgement and decision-making skills;
• A drive for results;
• Learning focus;
• Team focus;
• Planning and organisational skills;
• Service and stakeholder focus; and
• The ability to build and maintain relationships.

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