Hybrid Cybersecurity Operations Specialist

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health insurance

Training opportunities

Career advancement

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Specialist for Richards Bay in a hybrid role. You will monitor security alerts, perform initial incident analysis, and assist with incident response within the Security Operations Center to protect the organization’s infrastructure and data.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior security personnel, threat hunting, and ongoing tool tuning, with a focus on maintaining confidentiality and integrity of information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 1–3 years in cybersecurity operations or network monitoring.
• Familiar with SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM and other sources.
• Perform initial analysis and triage of incidents.
• Escalate incidents to senior analysts or IR teams.
• Help tune monitoring tools and develop playbooks.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

SIEM monitoring

Incident response

Threat hunting

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

Endpoint security

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Specialist for Richards Bay in a hybrid role. You will monitor security alerts, perform initial incident analysis, and assist with incident response within the Security Operations Center to protect the organization’s infrastructure and data.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior security personnel, threat hunting, and ongoing tool tuning, with a focus on maintaining confidentiality and integrity of information.