Security Administrator

SUMMARY:
Are you a hands-on security professional who thrives on solving complex challenges, improving cyber resilience, and driving security initiatives to completion? Our client, an established technology-driven organisation, is on the hunt for a Security Administrator (Intermediate) to join their growing technology team and play a key role in protecting its cloud, identity, endpoint, network, and application environments.
This is a delivery-focused role for someone who enjoys getting into the technical detail, engineering practical security solutions, automating processes, and responding to emerging threats in a fast-paced environment.

POSITION INFO:
About the Role As the Security Administrator, you will be responsible for engineering, operating, and continuously improving security controls across the organisation. You will work closely with infrastructure, development, and operational teams to remediate security findings, strengthen the security posture, and support the execution of the cybersecurity roadmap aligned to industry-standard security frameworks. You will also serve as a senior technical escalation point for security operations and contribute to the ongoing maturity of our security programme. Key Duties & Responsibilities Remediate cloud security findings, vulnerabilities, and penetration test results. Manage identity and access controls, including MFA, Conditional Access, and Privileged Access Management. Administer and optimise endpoint security and EDR platforms across Windows and macOS estates. Maintain WAF, Zero Trust access, DNS security, and email security controls (SPF, DKIM, DMARC). Lead investigations of security incidents and support incident response activities. Drive vulnerability management, security hardening, and remediation programmes. Develop security automation using PowerShell, APIs, and cloud-native tools. Support audits, compliance initiatives, and security maturity improvement programmes. Essential Skills & Requirements 3-5 years' experience in Security Engineering, Security Operations, or Security Administration. Strong Microsoft cloud security, identity management, and endpoint security experience. Hands-on EDR administration experience. PowerShell scripting and REST API knowledge. Practical vulnerability management experience. Solid networking knowledge (TCP\/IP, DNS, TLS, VPN). Advantageous SC-200, SC-300, AZ-500, Security+, CySA+, or similar certifications. CSPM, SIEM, Kubernetes\/container security, and Infrastructure-as-Code experience. Knowledge of NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and POPIA. The Ideal Candidate is: A proactive security professional who takes ownership, communicates effectively, remains calm under pressure, and can balance security requirements with business needs. If you are passionate about cybersecurity, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to play a key role in improving an organisation's security posture, then this is for you. Please note: Participation in an after-hours security incident escalation roster is required. Apply Now! For more IT jobs, please visit I also specialise in recruiting in the following: Software Development Data Engineer Data Analyst Infrastructure Architecture ... and more! If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions. For more information contact: Evandria Rademeyer Researcher