Cyber Threat & Vulnerability Engineer (Hybrid)

Sasso Consulting; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasso Consulting is seeking experienced Threat and Vulnerability Management Specialists to identify, assess, prioritise and manage cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across complex enterprise IT environments. This role emphasizes hands-on vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence integration and remediation coordination to strengthen security posture.

The position requires strong knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools, CVE/CVSS frameworks, and enterprise security technologies,

Qualifications

• Relevant diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security or related discipline.
• Typically 3–5 years of relevant experience in vulnerability management, cybersecurity operations, threat management or information security.
• Hands-on experience conducting vulnerability assessments in enterprise IT environments.
• Experience using enterprise vulnerability scanning and assessment tools.
• Knowledge of CVE, CVSS and patch management processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments across servers, networks, endpoints, applications, databases and cloud environments.
• Identify, analyse and prioritise security vulnerabilities based on severity, exploitability, asset criticality and business impact.
• Implement and maintain enterprise vulnerability management programmes, processes and procedures.
• Operate and administer vulnerability scanning tools and analyse results.
• Coordinate remediation activities with infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Develop vulnerability management dashboards, reports and risk metrics.

Skills

Vulnerability assessments

Threat intelligence

Security risk analysis

Enterprise security tech

Windows/Linux

Cloud security

Network security basics

Incident response support

Education

Bachelor's or diploma in IT / Cybersecurity

Tools

Nessus

Qualys VMDR

Rapid7 InsightVM

Microsoft Defender VM

OpenVAS

Job description

Sasso Consulting is seeking experienced Threat and Vulnerability Management Specialists to identify, assess, prioritise and manage cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across complex enterprise IT environments. This role emphasizes hands-on vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence integration and remediation coordination to strengthen security posture.

The position requires strong knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools, CVE/CVSS frameworks, and enterprise security technologies,