Security Operations Engineer

Parvana; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to manage daily security operations, incident response, and threat monitoring from a Cape Town-based or remote setup within a hybrid model.

You will configure EDR, SWG, UEBA, and PAM tools, participate in cloud security design, and help drive security awareness across the organization. Relevant certifications and ISO/GDPR experience are valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in security operations or a related role.
• Hands-on experience with incident response planning and execution.
• Strong knowledge of Azure, M365, MITRE ATT&CK.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001 and GDPR for the financial sector.
• Ability to stay current with evolving threat actor TTPs.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily security operations, runbooks, and incident response.
• Configure and operate core security tools (EDR, SWG, UEBA, PAM, SSO).
• Provide security input on projects and cloud implementations; design security controls.
• Support security awareness programs and phishing simulations.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

Azure

M365

MITRE ATT&CK

ISO 27001

GDPR

Tools

EDR

SWG

UEBA

PAM

SSO

Job description

This is a remote position.

Location: Cape Town | Work Type: Hybrid / Remote | Contract Duration: 12 months | Job ID: J107190

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness, their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries, are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large, offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic, they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation, AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse, you will be working with the best globally.

What you will be doing:

• Manage daily security operations, including handling support tickets, monitoring security tools (internal and managed SOC), investigating incidents, major incident response, operating runbooks, and monitoring threat feeds.
  
• Configure and operate core security tools (EDR, SWG, UEBA, SEG, PAM, SSO), implement technical security standards, provide input on security posture, and manage the vulnerability management process.
  
• Offer technical security advice for projects (control design, process review, SSDLC input), contribute to technical security designs and policies, ensure the secure implementation of cloud services, and research emerging threats/vulnerabilities.
  
• Support ongoing security awareness programs through staff training, running phishing tests, and communicating new/emerging threats via intranet announcements.
  

What our client is looking for:

• Minimum 5 years in a Security Operations or similar role, demonstrating strong technical expertise across security monitoring, detection, prevention, and control systems.
  
• Hands-on experience with security incident response planning and ensuring its ongoing effectiveness.
  
• Expertise in Azure, M365, OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 20, and the MITRE Att&ck framework (Microsoft or SANS certifications are desirable).
  
• Knowledge of industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001:2022), data handling best practices, and expertise in global data protection laws (e.g., GDPR), especially for the financial sector.
  
• Ability to stay current with evolving threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and necessary mitigation mechanisms.
  
• A passion for creating secure, scalable, and resilient systems; strong problem-solving skills; a desire to be part of a highly effective, service-oriented cyber security function; and a commitment to ethics, compliance, and urgency.
  

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers

Requirements

Security Operations Engineer, Cyber Security, Cape Town, Hybrid, Incident Response, EDR, SWG, UEBA, PAM, Azure, M365, MITRE Att&ck, GDPR, ISO 27001, Financial Sector