Senior Endpoint Security Engineer (L3)

SkyeBiz; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 893,000 - 1,339,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Discovery Medical Aid Contribution

Provident Fund 4%

20 Days Annual Leave

Paid public holidays

Family responsibility leave

Career development opportunities

Exposure to enterprise-scale cyber sec

Job summary

SkyeBiz in Stellenbosch/Cape Town is seeking a Senior Endpoint Security Engineer (L3) to lead endpoint security, vulnerability management and protection across the organisation. The role focuses on defining strategy, guiding investigations, and maturing the endpoint security program from an on-site base.

The ideal candidate has 6–10+ years in information security with 4+ years in endpoint security, and strong Microsoft Defender experience.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of information security experience.
• 4+ years dedicated endpoint security experience.
• Strong Microsoft Security stack expertise.
• Experience leading remediation and security improvement programmes.

Responsibilities

• Own Defender for Endpoint architecture and standards.
• Lead major incident investigations.
• Drive vulnerability remediation programmes.
• Lead endpoint hardening initiatives.
• Define security baselines and standards.
• Develop automation and remediation workflows.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Lead security improvement projects.
• Provide executive-level security reporting.
• Drive compliance and governance activities.

Skills

Endpoint security

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Incident investigations

Vulnerability remediation

Security reporting

Leadership

Security governance

Tools

Microsoft Defender Stack

Security Incident Response tools

Job description

Stellenbosch, Cape Town | Predominantly Onsite | R80k to R120k per month

Job Level: Senior Security Engineer (L3)

Job Purpose

The Senior Endpoint Security Engineer serves as the technical lead for endpoint security, vulnerability management and workstation/server protection across the organisation.

The role will drive endpoint security strategy, lead complex investigations, mentor engineers and help mature the organisation's endpoint security capabilities.

Additional Responsibilities

In addition to L2 responsibilities:

• Own Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture and standards.
• Lead major incident investigations.
• Drive vulnerability remediation programmes.
• Lead endpoint hardening initiatives.
• Define security baselines and standards.
• Develop automation and remediation workflows.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Lead security improvement projects.
• Provide executive-level security reporting.
• Drive compliance and governance activities.

Experience

• 6–10+ years' Information Security experience.
• 4+ years dedicated Endpoint Security experience.
• Strong Microsoft Security stack expertise.
• Experience leading remediation and security improvement programmes.

Certifications Preferred

• SC-200
• AZ-500
• CISSP
• Microsoft Defender Specialist certifications

What they Offer:

Market-related salary package

Annual performance bonus

Discovery Medical Aid contribution

4% company provident fund contribution

20 days annual leave

Paid public holidays

Family responsibility leave

Structured career development opportunities

Exposure to enterprise-scale cyber security environments

Opportunity to work with some of the industry's leading cyber security specialists

A collaborative, people-first culture within an Award-winning Global MSSP

Benefits:

Discovery Medical Aid Contribution

4% Provident Fund Contribution

Annual Performance Bonus

20 Days Annual Leave

Enterprise Client Exposure

Continuous Learning & Career Growth

Global Cyber Security Consultancy Environment