Senior Security Architect - Network, Cloud & SOC Lead

Sarao; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

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Medical and dental coverage

Pension fund contributions

International travel opportunities

Dynamic work culture

State-of-the-art Cape Town office

Professional development budgets

Descripción de la vacante

Sarao is seeking a Lead Security Engineer in Cape Town to design, implement, and manage advanced security infrastructure for a FinTech environment. You will drive policy, lead a security team, and shape threat detection, incident response, and compliance programs across on-premises and cloud workloads.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Dev and Ops to embed security in the SDLC, mentoring staff, and delivering security training in a fast-growing fintech setting.

Formación

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of progressive information security engineering/architecture experience.
• Proven leadership of security teams and initiatives.
• Deep expertise in network/cloud security, application security, cryptography, and compliance requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Architect, design, and deploy robust security solutions across network, cloud, and applications.
• Lead security policy development, standards, and procedures.
• Oversee SOC functions: threat detection, incident response, forensic analysis.
• Manage security technologies: SIEM, SOAR, EDR, firewalls; drive remediation.
• Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments; oversee fixes.
• Deliver security awareness training to employees.
• Integrate security into DevOps (DevSecOps).
• Mentor junior engineers and analysts.
• Ensure compliance with POPIA, PCI DSS, and related regulations.
• Evaluate and recommend new security technologies.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Information security

Cloud security

Network security

Cryptography

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Incident response

DevSecOps

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Cybersecurity

Herramientas

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Firewalls

Descripción del empleo

Sarao is seeking a Lead Security Engineer in Cape Town to design, implement, and manage advanced security infrastructure for a FinTech environment. You will drive policy, lead a security team, and shape threat detection, incident response, and compliance programs across on-premises and cloud workloads.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Dev and Ops to embed security in the SDLC, mentoring staff, and delivering security training in a fast-growing fintech setting.