Senior Architect - Secure Access & Endpoint Platforms

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to own design assurance and delivery governance across enterprise secure access and endpoint platforms in Johannesburg. The core stack includes Cisco Secure Access, Microsoft Intune and ManageEngine Endpoint Central.

You will drive architecture validation, execution planning and end-to-end testing, while coordinating with vendors and managed service providers to ensure quality, security and successful BAU handover.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise networking, security or infrastructure with hands-on Cisco expertise.
• CCIE or equivalent senior-level Cisco expertise.
• Proven delivery of Cisco Secure Access implementations and endpoint modernisation projects, from assessment through to BAU.
• Identity and access skills: Entra ID, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, MFA and certificate-based authentication.
• Solid networking and security grounding: routing, firewalls, DNS, PKI and secure remote access.
• PowerShell, log analysis and strong root-cause troubleshooting.
• Experience governing managed service providers and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Matric plus a relevant IT, Computer Science or Engineering qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assess current secure access, endpoint and identity environments; validate designs and challenge vendor approaches.
• Turn approved architecture into execution plans with work packages, deployment waves, cutover, rollback and test plans.
• Lead Cisco Secure Access delivery, including SIA, SWG, ZTNA, SPA, Secure Client, Resource Connectors, and IPsec/VPN.
• Oversee Intune, including enrolment, app deployment, compliance, configuration profiles, security baselines, MDM/MAM and Conditional Access; oversee Endpoint Central packaging and deployment reliability.
• Own end-to-end testing and technical acceptance: connectivity, authentication, failover, pilots and operational readiness.
• Run change management through CAB, hypercare and handover into BAU with runbooks, SOPs, monitoring and as-built documentation.
• Act as the main technical liaison with managed service providers and hold vendors to quality, incident resolution and documentation standards.

Skills

Identity & access management

PowerShell

Root-cause troubleshooting

Vendor management

Leadership / cross-functional teams

Cisco technologies expertise

Education

Relevant IT/CS/Engineering qualification

Tools

Cisco Secure Access

Microsoft Intune

ManageEngine Endpoint Central

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to own design assurance and delivery governance across enterprise secure access and endpoint platforms in Johannesburg. The core stack includes Cisco Secure Access, Microsoft Intune and ManageEngine Endpoint Central.

You will drive architecture validation, execution planning and end-to-end testing, while coordinating with vendors and managed service providers to ensure quality, security and successful BAU handover.