Security Engineer

Network Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency in Pretoria is seeking a Security Engineer to manage and enhance cybersecurity frameworks. You'll be responsible for establishing security standards, overseeing IT and cloud infrastructure, and conducting vulnerability assessments. The ideal candidate will have expertise in AWS tools and previous experience in security compliance audits. Join a dynamic team to drive cybersecurity excellence and protect critical business information.

Qualifications

• Experience with security design implementation and policies.
• Familiarity with AWS environments and security controls.
• Ability to lead security audits and maintain risk documentation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain cybersecurity standards and frameworks.
• Monitor security operations and ensure compliance.
• Securely manage IT and cloud infrastructure.
• Conduct vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.

Skills

AWS Well Architected Framework

Incident detection and response management

Performing penetration tests

Security policies drafting

Tools

GuardDuty

IAM

WAF

ECS

EKS

Job description

Security Engineer Network Recruitment • Pretoria, Gauteng

Duties

• Cybersecurity Management: Establish and maintain cybersecurity standards, controls and compliance frameworks (SOC2, HiTrust, and PCI DSS).
• Monitor security operations, controls and regulatory alignment across the business.
• Perform security design reviews, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing and remediation.
• Own security tooling lifecycle (selection, implementation, and maintenance).
• Lead audit readiness and external engagements for cybersecurity certifications.

Infrastructure & Security Operations

• Securely plan, deploy and maintain IT and cloud infrastructure with a cybersecurity focus.
• Implement and mature processes for threat detection, prevention and incident response.
• Define and enforce infrastructure and software security standards with Dev, IT and DevOps.
• Lead disaster recovery and crisis communication processes.
• Manage vendors and collaborate across teams to maintain secure environments.

Risk, Compliance & Governance

• Identify, assess and mitigate cybersecurity and privacy risks across products and services.
• Improve automation of security controls and secure SDLC processes.
• Drive the remediation of audit and risk findings, ensuring non-recurrence.
• Manage internal/external security audits and maintain risk documentation.

Documentation & QMS

• Own the cybersecurity roadmap, evidence packs, audit calendar and reporting.
• Maintain centralised documentation of security assets, controls and test outcomes.
• Approve and store penetration test and vulnerability scan outcomes with remediation tracking.
• Ensure that documentation meets certification and customer‑audit requirements.

Job Experience and Skills Required

• AWS Well Architected Framework
• Trusted Advisor
• 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

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