Senior IT Cybersecurity Leader: Strategy & Operations

The Unlimited

Durban

On-site

ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

The Unlimited is seeking an IT Senior Lead – Cybersecurity to shape our security strategy, strengthen governance and risk management, and lead security operations. You will ensure our controls and architectures perform under pressure and align with business needs.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline, professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CCSP, and 8+ years in IT security, cybersecurity engineering or security architecture.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline.
  • Certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP or equivalent.
  • 8+ years in IT security, cybersecurity engineering or security architecture.
  • Experience across incident response, security operations, vulnerability management and business risk communication.

Responsibilities

  • Shape cybersecurity strategy and governance.
  • Lead security operations and incident response.
  • Ensure security architecture and controls meet performance.

Skills

Incident Response
Security Operations
Governance
Risk Management
Security Architecture
Cybersecurity Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Job description

The Unlimited is seeking an IT Senior Lead – Cybersecurity to shape our security strategy, strengthen governance and risk management, and lead security operations. You will ensure our controls and architectures perform under pressure and align with business needs.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline, professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CCSP, and 8+ years in IT security, cybersecurity engineering or security architecture.

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