Specialist – Cyber Security Assurance

reversidesoftwaresolutionspt; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Reverside is seeking a Senior Specialist – Cyber Security Assurance to take responsibility for SPDA, penetration testing, and security governance across multiple projects in Johannesburg. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with security standards, policies, and controls while proactively identifying and mitigating security and privacy risks throughout the project lifecycle.

The candidate will lead testing efforts, threat modelling, and risk assessments, while providing secure design

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in penetration testing or ethical hacking.
• Strong experience in network, web application, cloud, and mobile security.

Responsibilities

• Manage Security & Privacy by Design Assurance (SPDA) processes.
• Conduct internal and external penetration testing across infrastructure, networks, web apps, APIs, and systems.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and safely validate security weaknesses.
• Conduct automated and manual security testing.
• Perform threat modelling and security risk assessments.
• Review technology projects and ensure security baselines and requirements are met.
• Provide security architecture and secure integration guidance.
• Identify and mitigate security risks from design through implementation.
• Stay updated on emerging threats and security technologies.
• Support cybersecurity knowledge sharing, training, and mentoring.

Skills

Penetration testing

Network security

Web application security

Cloud security

Mobile security

Tools

Burp Suite

Nessus

Job description

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 10/12/2026

Reverside is an established it services provider focusing ondelivering high-quality software development, it resourcing, digitaltransformation, and systems support solutions. We are always looking forskilled professionals to join our growing team and contribute to innovativetechnology projects across various industries.

We are seeking a Senior Specialist – Cyber SecurityAssurance to take responsibility for Security & Privacy by DesignAssurance, penetration testing, security assessments, threat modelling, andsecurity governance. The successful candidate will ensure that technologyprojects and solutions comply with required security standards, policies,frameworks, and controls, while proactively identifying and mitigating securityand privacy risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Security & Privacy by DesignAssurance (SPDA) processes.
• Conduct internal and external penetrationtesting across infrastructure, networks, web applications, APIs, and systems.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and safelyvalidate security weaknesses.
• Conduct automated and manual security testing.
• Perform threat modelling and security riskassessments.
• Review technology projects and ensure securitybaselines and requirements are met.
• Provide security architecture and secureintegration guidance.
• Identify and 0mitigate security risks fromdesign through implementation.
• Stay updated on emerging threats, attacktechniques, and security technologies.
• Support cybersecurity knowledge sharing,training, and mentoring.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in penetration testing orethical hacking.
• Strong experience in network, web application,cloud, and mobile security.

Technical Skills:

• Burp Suite
• Nessus
• Network & Web Application Security
• Cloud & Mobile Security
• TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS
• OWASP and common vulnerabilities including SQLInjection, XSS, and CSRF
• Security Architecture & Security by DesignPreferred Certifications