Information Security Engineer - Hybrid

Recruiter:

Profession Hub

Job Ref:

3146093428

Date posted:

Friday, June 6, 2025

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client is searching for an Information Security Engineer to join their team.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for protecting an organisation's valuable data, systems, and network from cyber threats and attacks.

Responsibilities:

Analyze, research, and report possible threats and or weaknesses to IT systems.
Implement best practices and assist in adherence to security standards for the organisation.
Support company employees with cybersecurity, software, and hardware needs regarding their impact on information security.
Investigate and react to security incidents and ongoing threats, ensuring the organisation is secure.
Monitoring networking environments and responding, engaging with service providers.
Monitor and track the performance of IT security measures
Monitor, manage, configure, troubleshoot and maintain IT security hardware and software, including firewall administration.
Ensure business alignment with information security policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Matric/Grade 12.
National certificate in information technology or a bachelor’s degree in information technology, or CompTIA certifications A+ and N+.
CompTIA Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) certifications are desired.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise.
Ability to prioritise ongoing security projects.
Full understanding of the components making up the IT environment, and their corresponding security implications.
Experience with SOC and SIEM solutions.
An enthusiasm and passion for staying up to date with security threats, trends, and solutions protecting the organisation’s environment.

Experience:

A minimum of 4 years of experience in information and cybersecurity.
Practical experience with networks and firewalls, administering firewalls and investigating network issues.
Practical security experience with endpoint security, email protection, email flow, Office 365, Azure, AWS and other cloud-based solutions.
Knowledge and experience of various security systems encompassing antivirus, content filtering, firewalls, authentication, intrusion detection, and others.
Practical full experience with a variety of operating systems, including but not limited to Windows Server, Windows Desktop and Linux operating systems, is required.
Previous experience and driving the governance of information security policies into the business.
Experience with Kali Linux and other penetration and/or vulnerability scanning solutions.
Ability to critically analyse requirements/issues and solve complex problems.

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