Security Engineer

Rad Resources; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a hands-on IT Security Engineer in Pretoria to lead cybersecurity efforts. The role involves managing security systems, protecting data integrity, and ensuring compliance across the organization. Ideal candidates should have an engineering degree and relevant IT security certifications. Strong skills in AWS and operational observability are essential, as well as deep knowledge of automation and IT security frameworks.

Qualifications

• OSCP, PNPT, CISSP, CCSP certifications preferred.
• Minimum applicable experience in AWS ecosystem.
• Advantageous knowledge of ISO 27032 compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage security systems and ensure data integrity.
• Implement security policies and procedures.
• Conduct penetration tests and vulnerability scans.

Skills

Automation

Quality Engineering

Networking

Scripting and Automation

IT Security

Forensic and Threat Hunting

Education

Engineering degree (Computer, Software, Mechanical or Electronic)

Tools

AWS (GuardDuty, IAM, WAF)

Linux/Windows Administration

Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)

Job description

We're looking for a hands-on IT Security Engineer to lead our cybersecurity efforts across the business. You'll manage security systems, ensure data integrity, protect sensitive information, and drive company-wide compliance and training. From developing smart detection rules to implementing system fixes, you’ll play a key role in keeping our systems safe, secure, and one step ahead of threats.

POSITION INFO :

Engineering degree (Computer, Software, Mechanical or Electronic

• OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)
• PNPT (Practical Network Penetration Tester)
• CISSP(Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Practitioner)

Minimum applicable experience (years) :

AWS' ecosystem :

• AWS Well Architected Framework
• GuardDuty / SCP / SSM / IAM / WAF
• Container services such as ECS / EKS
• Incident detection and response management.
• Performing penetration tests and vulnerability scans against networks and infrastructure, applications and AWS environments.
• Drafting and implementing security policies, security procedures, security design and implementation.

The following would be advantageous :

• ISO 27032 (cybersecurity) compliance
• SOC2 Type 2 (with HiTrust attestation) or HiTrust experience (or equivalent)

Skills and Knowledge(essential) :

• Deep understanding of automation, quality engineering, architectural methodologies, principles, and solution design.
• Familiarity with operational observability, including log aggregation, application performance monitoring, etc.
• Understanding of the following : Linux / Windows server and application administration and configuration, networking, scripting and automation, large scale distributed computing architecture.
• Solid knowledge of IT security (firewalls, EDR, IDS / IPS, SOAR, vulnerability scanning forensic and Threat Hunting).
• Understanding of AWS ECS & Kubernetes and Containerisation (Docker / Podman / Containerd) with implementation, support, and design.
• Knowledge in security classification frameworks like MITRE or the cyber-attack kill chain.

Good knowledge and understanding of industry standards, memberships, and frameworks such as CIS and SOC 2

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Security Engineer • Pretoria, South Africa