Security Operations & Incident Management Lead

MTN Group Management Services (Pty) Ltd; Roodepoort; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

MTN Group Management Services (Pty) Ltd in Roodepoort, Gauteng, seeks a seasoned professional to lead Security Operations and Incident Management. You will coordinate incident response across MTN group entities, manage vendors, and drive continuous improvement of security processes and tooling.

The role requires 5–6 years in information security, strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR, and hands-on scripting with Python/PowerShell. Telecom/large enterprise experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 5–6 years in information security or security operations.
• Experience in incident management, SIEM/SOAR, and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Manage incident management processes per group and OpCo requirements.
• Coordinate incident activities across the group and with external vendors.
• Escalate risks and issues to senior management in technology.
• Support incident management reporting (KPIs, SLAs).
• Drive standardisation and end-to-end application of incident management.

Skills

Incident management

Security operations

SIEM/SOAR

Vendor evaluation

Automation scripting

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / IT / related field

Certifications: CISSP / CISM / SC-200 / AZ-500 / CCSP / AWS / Azure security

Tools

SIEM/SOAR

EDR/XDR

PowerShell

Python

KQL

REST APIs

Job description

MTN Group Management Services (Pty) Ltd in Roodepoort, Gauteng, seeks a seasoned professional to lead Security Operations and Incident Management. You will coordinate incident response across MTN group entities, manage vendors, and drive continuous improvement of security processes and tooling.

The role requires 5–6 years in information security, strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR, and hands-on scripting with Python/PowerShell. Telecom/large enterprise experience is a plus.