Global Cyber Defense & Incident Response Lead

Salix Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Salix Recruitment is seeking a senior cybersecurity operations leader to join a global organisation. You will own incident response, threat remediation, vulnerability management and security controls across the Enterprise.

You will coordinate with the SOC, IT, risk, compliance and external security providers to protect against threats, reduce risk and improve resilience. The role demands hands-on expertise, calm under pressure and ownership when incidents occur.

Qualifications

• 6 - 10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity operations, including hands‑on incident response and threat remediation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, CEH, CompTIA Security+ or CySA+ are highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Lead the remediation and recovery of security incidents identified by the virtual Security Operations Centre (SOC).
• Coordinate vulnerability management and remediation across IT and infrastructure teams.
• Drive patch management and ensure vulnerabilities are tracked, prioritised and resolved.
• Maintain and optimise Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) and network segmentation controls.
• Review security incidents, patching activity and remediation effectiveness.
• Optimise SOC alert handoffs, workflows and reporting to improve response times and reduce false positives.
• Develop and maintain practical incident response playbooks and operational procedures.
• Manage and monitor third‑party SOC, vulnerability management and security service providers against agreed SLAs.
• Support continuous improvement of the organisation’s security controls, processes and operational resilience.
• Ensure security operations align with relevant security baselines, frameworks and compliance requirements.

Skills

Incident Response

Threat Remediation

SOC Operations

Vulnerability Management

Patch Management

EDR

Security Controls

Network Segmentation

Cybersecurity Frameworks

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Matric (Grade 12)

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft 365 security tools

SC-200

SC-300

SC-900

Job description

Salix Recruitment is seeking a senior cybersecurity operations leader to join a global organisation. You will own incident response, threat remediation, vulnerability management and security controls across the Enterprise.

You will coordinate with the SOC, IT, risk, compliance and external security providers to protect against threats, reduce risk and improve resilience. The role demands hands-on expertise, calm under pressure and ownership when incidents occur.