Cybersecurity Engineer – SOC & Incident Response

Placements24; Klerksdorp; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement planning

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Conference attendance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join its security operations team in Klerksdorp, North West. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining security technologies, monitoring alerts, and incident response to protect digital assets.

Responsibilities include deploying security architectures, analyzing threats, and collaborating with IT to ensure secure system design. A strong background in networking, systems, scripting, and cloud security is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Hands-on with firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, WAF, endpoint security.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage security infrastructure (firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, SIEM).
• Monitor logs for threats and anomalies.
• Respond to incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain security policies and documentation.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration tests.

Skills

Security mindset

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Firewalls

SIEM

IDS/IPS

WAF

Endpoint security

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to join its security operations team in Klerksdorp, North West. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining security technologies, monitoring alerts, and incident response to protect digital assets.

Responsibilities include deploying security architectures, analyzing threats, and collaborating with IT to ensure secure system design. A strong background in networking, systems, scripting, and cloud security is required.