Hands-On Information Security Engineer | Remote Options

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 520,000 - 860,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary incentives

Medical and retirement benefits

Professional development support

Remote option for eligible candidates

Cutting-edge security technologies

Collaborative team environment focused

Job summary

Placements24 in Mossel Bay is seeking an Information Security Engineer to join a dynamic team. The role focuses on implementing and maintaining security technologies to protect the organization’s digital assets.

You will deploy, configure, and monitor security controls, respond to threats, and work with IT operations to embed security into deployments. This hands-on role requires solid experience and a proactive security mindset. Flexible work options are available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in information security engineering or similar.
• Hands-on experience with firewall management, IDS/IPS, and SIEM.
• Scripting (Python/PowerShell) is a plus; strong problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage security solutions (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint security).
• Monitor security systems, investigate alerts, and perform incident response.
• Conduct configuration reviews and patch management for devices.
• Develop and maintain security documentation and runbooks.
• Collaborate with IT operations to embed security into deployments.
• Evaluate new security technologies to improve posture.

Skills

Security engineering

Incident response

Scripting (Python)

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

Firewall platforms

VPNs

Job description

Placements24 in Mossel Bay is seeking an Information Security Engineer to join a dynamic team. The role focuses on implementing and maintaining security technologies to protect the organization’s digital assets.

You will deploy, configure, and monitor security controls, respond to threats, and work with IT operations to embed security into deployments. This hands-on role requires solid experience and a proactive security mindset. Flexible work options are available for eligible candidates.