Cybersecurity Engineer: Cloud, SIEM & Incident Response

Datacentrix; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Datacentrix Cape Town is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our IT security team. The role requires 3–5 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or cybersecurity, with strong expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD) and Microsoft 365 security technologies.

You will deploy and manage security solutions (EDR/XDR, SIEM, IAM), monitor threats, conduct vulnerability assessments, and participate in incident response, patching, and

Qualifications

• Matric and relevant IT certification or equivalent training.
• 3–5 years in cybersecurity, IT infrastructure or systems administration.
• Hands-on experience implementing security solutions (firewalls, EDR/XDR, SIEM, IAM).
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud and security principles.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 administration and security technologies.
• Exposure to incident response, vulnerability management and patching.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain security technologies across networks, endpoints, cloud, and apps.
• Administer Firewalls, EDR/XDR, SIEM, IAM, and DLP tools.
• Perform system hardening and ensure controls are properly configured.
• Monitor threats, investigate incidents, and drive remediation actions.
• Lead vulnerability assessments and patch management efforts.
• Support ISO 27001, NIST, CIS controls and POPIA compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT Operations, Cloud and App teams; share security guidance.

Skills

Cybersecurity Engineering

EDR/XDR

SIEM

IAM

Security Monitoring

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

Microsoft Azure

Azure AD / Entra ID

Microsoft 365 Security

Firewalls

Threat Detection

Patch Management

System Hardening

Active Directory

DNS / DHCP

Windows Server

Education

Matric

IT Certification

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

Azure AD

Microsoft 365

Job description

Datacentrix Cape Town is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join our IT security team. The role requires 3–5 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or cybersecurity, with strong expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD) and Microsoft 365 security technologies.

You will deploy and manage security solutions (EDR/XDR, SIEM, IAM), monitor threats, conduct vulnerability assessments, and participate in incident response, patching, and