Intermediate Identity and Endpoint Security Engineer

Winning Form; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Winning Form seeks an experienced security professional in Durban, South Africa. The role emphasizes strong IAM expertise, endpoint security, and data protection best practices. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of incident response and automation related to security workflows.

Responsibilities include managing access controls, overseeing compliance, and ensuring continuous improvement in security measures. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for this position.

Responsibilities

• Manage IAM expertise including RBAC and identity lifecycle.
• Ensure endpoint security through MDM and incident response.
• Implement data protection measures for regulatory compliance.
• Oversee email and collaboration security systems.
• Develop automation workflows for user provisioning.
• Respond to security incidents like ransomware and phishing.
• Conduct governance, risk assessments, and audits.

Skills

IAM expertise

Endpoint security

Data protection

Email & collaboration security

Automation

Incident response

Governance & risk

Analytical skills

Job description

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• IAM expertise: RBAC, access reviews, identity lifecycle, SSO, MFA, conditional access, PAM, Zero Trust
• Endpoint security: EDR/XDR, MDM/UEM, hardening, patching, compliance, and incident response
• Data protection: DLP, data classification, sensitivity labelling, retention policies, regulatory compliance
• Email & collaboration security: phishing/BEC detection, malware analysis, URL protection, SharePoint/OneDrive security
• Automation: user/device provisioning & deprovisioning, security workflows, basic scripting (PowerShell/Python)
• Incident response: ransomware, phishing, malware, identity threats, and data loss events
• Governance & risk: security metrics, reporting, audits, risk assessments, and policy enforcement
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving, cross-team collaboration, and continuous security improvement