Senior Specialist – Cyber Prevention

Jordan Human Resources; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jordan Human Resources seeks an experienced cybersecurity professional with a strong governance and risk background. The role focuses on implementing preventative security controls and ensuring compliance across multiple markets.

You will coordinate security programmes, manage vendor deliverables, and report on KRIs and data quality. Strong communication and ability to influence without direct authority are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in a cyber security role, including governance, risk, assurance or preventative controls.
• CISSP preferred; CCSP, OSCP, CISM, CISA or equivalent certifications will be considered.
• SABSA, TOGAF or other security architecture qualifications are advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, ISF, PCI DSS, OWASP and SANS.
• Strong understanding of security risks, controls, risk treatment and evidence-based assurance.
• Experience across security domains: assessment/testing, governance, architecture, IAM, network security, etc.
• Experience managing cyber security programmes across stakeholders or markets under governance.
• Experience in KRI management, data quality and reporting automation.
• Experience managing vendors, security deliverables and contractual dependencies.
• Executive stakeholder management and clear written communication.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux security, cloud and container tech (AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes), GitHub.

Education

Three-year technical diploma or degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline

CISSP

CCSP

OSCP

CISM

CISA

SABSA

TOGAF

Job description

Knowledge and Experience

• Three-year technical diploma or degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant industry certification. CISSP is strongly preferred; CCSP, OSCP, CISM, CISA or equivalent certifications will be considered. SABSA, TOGAF or other security architecture qualifications are advantageous.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in a cyber security role, including responsibility for governance, risk, assurance or preventative security controls.
• Knowledge of recognised technology management and compliance frameworks, including ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, ISF, PCI DSS, OWASP and SANS.
• Strong understanding of technology security risks, preventative controls, risk treatment and evidence-based assurance.
• Experience across at least three security domains, including security assessment and testing, software development security, governance and risk management, security architecture and engineering, network security, identity and access management, security operations or asset security.
• Experience managing or coordinating cyber security programmes, workstreams or control-improvement initiatives across multiple stakeholders or markets under defined governance and management oversight.
• Experience in KRI management, management reporting, data quality and workflow or reporting automation.
• Experience managing vendors, security deliverables, contractual dependencies and commercial performance.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, written communication, presentation and escalation-management capability.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux security, cloud and container technologies such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes, and developer tooling such as GitHub and dependency-management platforms is advantageous.
• Ability to deliver under time, resource and operational pressure while maintaining quality and governance discipline.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across technical, business, market and executive stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Customer-focused, responsive, transparent and outcome-driven approach.