Location : ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30
Develop, lead, and mature the implementation of a threat hunting programme within the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) in line with the InfoSec strategy and roadmap.
Guide, support, and direct threat hypothesis, information assimilation, and the designing, scoping, and executing of threat hunts, reviewing and guiding the remediation processes.
This hands-on role requires deep technical knowledge of security monitoring, security operations, network and systems analysis, threat modelling, and threat detection.
Responsible for leading and managing a team of technical security Threat Hunters and Cyber Engineers, contributing to the mentoring, coaching, and growth of the team.
Qualifications: A degree in Information Technology is required.
Experience: Collaborating with Threat Intelligence and Offensive analysts to identify priority cyber threats, designing strategies for complex cyber hunts, and executing them.
Cyber Hunts should be designed and executed based on prioritized complex hypothesis-based threat hunting, including documentation.
Experience in a CSOC environment, including monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents; familiarity with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel is advantageous.
Experience or exposure to penetration testing and red teaming, focusing on identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities, is advantageous.
Experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, including cloud security best practices, is beneficial.
Solid engineering background with proficiency in Linux, including system management, security, and troubleshooting.
Experience or exposure to incident response, including analysis and mitigation of security incidents, is beneficial.
Exposure to automation or scripting with Bash, Python, or PowerShell to streamline security tasks or integrate tools is a plus.
Additional Skills: Offensive skills (Pen Testing, Red Teaming), Integration / Automation / Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
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Information Security Manager • Johannesburg, Gauteng
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