Senior Cybersecurity Lead: Strategy & Incident Response

The Unlimited

Durban

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

The Unlimited is seeking an IT Senior Lead – Cybersecurity to shape and implement our cybersecurity strategy, strengthen governance and risk management, and lead security operations and incident response. You will ensure our security architecture and controls remain effective against evolving threats.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field, recognised security certifications, and 8+ years in IT security, with strong experience in incident response, security

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline.
  • Certified security professional (CISSP, CISM, CCSP or equivalent).
  • 8+ years in IT security, cybersecurity engineering or security architecture.
  • Strong experience across incident response, security operations, vulnerability management and business risk communication.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cybersecurity strategy, governance and risk management.
  • Oversee security operations, incident response and architecture controls.

Skills

Incident response
Security operations
Vulnerability management
Business risk communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity
Recognised security certification (CISSP/CISM/CCSP)

Job description

The Unlimited is seeking an IT Senior Lead – Cybersecurity to shape and implement our cybersecurity strategy, strengthen governance and risk management, and lead security operations and incident response. You will ensure our security architecture and controls remain effective against evolving threats.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field, recognised security certifications, and 8+ years in IT security, with strong experience in incident response, security

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