Enterprise Security Architect

Datafin; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Digital Solutions Provider in Johannesburg is seeking an Enterprise Security Architect to enhance its security architecture and manage critical environments. This role demands a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cisco Certifications, and extensive experience in security engineering. The architect will oversee security design, operations, and incident management, ensuring compliance with industry standards while mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in security engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior role.
• Expertise in managing architecture, risk analysis, and enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture design and implementation, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
• Act as a Tier 3 escalation point for complex security support.
• Monitor and manage security tools and protocols for optimal performance.

Skills

Enterprise

Security

Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Job description

ENVIRONMENT:

Our client, a leading Digital Solutions Provider renowned for its customer-centric focus, is seeking an Enterprise Security Architect to oversee the security architecture domain and landscape. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing reference content and ensuring its effective implementation across critical and operational environments, maintaining compliance with industry best practices to support a strong security posture for clients. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required, along with certification as a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).

DUTIES:

• Lead Technical Lead: Technical customer relationship management to support Makwa IT to delivery on relevant service schedule/s.
• Security Architecture Design and Implementation: Design and deploy robust networking solutions that meet the business’s scalability, performance, and security requirements.
• Security Operations: Act as a Tier 3 escalation point for complex security support and maintain of the information security management systems and posture.
• Incident Management: Manage and diagnose performance issues, conduct network analysis and optimization to ensure optimal service performance and availability.
• Change Management: Scope; plan; ensure governance compliance and resourcing for all customer; OEM or Makwa IT initiated changes to support; maintain and optimize the environment.
• Maintenance and Optimization: Regularly assess network performance, troubleshoot complex network issues and ensure continuous network availability.
• Security Management: Implement and manage network security tools and protocols, such as firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems.
• Project Management: Lead network-related projects from conception through to completion, including planning, execution, and resource allocation.
• Vendor Management: Negotiate with vendors to procure relevant hardware and software solutions that align with business objectives.
• Documentation and Compliance: Maintain comprehensive documentation for security architectures, configurations, processes, and compliance records. May generate reusable Intellectual Capital in the form of standard customer way of work, roadmap and deliverables.
• Training: Conduct information security awareness and training programs and participate in related events and activities.
• Capacity Planning: Analyze and predict demand growth trends to ensure infrastructure scalability and performance.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Mentor junior security analysts and engineers, promoting a culture of continuous learning and development within the team.

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience, Certification & Compliance

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in security engineering with at least 3 years in a senior role.
• Functional expertise in managing architecture, risk analysis, physical security architecture, design, enterprise architecture or solution architecture. Experience in delivering on Alexforbes Security Tools and Technology (Including but not limited to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Intune (AV, EDR and FDE), Zscaler, Fortinet, (Cisco ISE, FMC, FTD, FPR, ASA), Radware Cloud, F5 including ASM, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and Mimecast).

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
• Enterprise Architecture fundamentals across networking, security and data centre.

Note: While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Desired Skills:

• Enterprise
• Security
• Architect