Hybrid InfoSec Engineer: Protect Industrial Networks

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical aid

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 on behalf of a leading manufacturing company in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, seeks an Information Security Engineer to implement and maintain security infrastructure protecting networks, systems and data from cyber threats. The role is hybrid with office work in Nelspruit and partial remote flexibility.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of hands-on information security experience, proficiency with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint protection and SIEM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/IT/Cybersecurity.
• Minimum 4 years hands-on information security engineering experience.
• Proficiency with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs and endpoint security.
• Experience with SIEM for log analysis and event correlation.
• Scripting abilities (Python or PowerShell) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and manage security solutions (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint protection).
• Monitor security systems and analyze alerts to detect threats.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify weaknesses.
• Develop and maintain security documentation (diagrams, policies, procedures).
• Assist in incident response plan development and execution.
• Collaborate with IT to integrate security into system design and deployment.
• Stay informed about cyber threats and technologies.
• Provide technical guidance on information security matters.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and company policies.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat monitoring

Incident response

Automation scripting (Python/PowerShel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Cybersecurity

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

VPNs

Endpoint protection

SIEM

Job description

Placements24 on behalf of a leading manufacturing company in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, seeks an Information Security Engineer to implement and maintain security infrastructure protecting networks, systems and data from cyber threats. The role is hybrid with office work in Nelspruit and partial remote flexibility.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of hands-on information security experience, proficiency with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint protection and SIEM.