Security Engineer – Contract / Hybrid – Stellenbosch

Recruiter:

Datafin IT Recruitment

Job Ref:

874487576

Date posted:

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location:

Stellenbosch, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
ENVIRONMENT: A medical Institution is looking for a Security Engineer who will be responsible for day-to-day operation, monitoring, and maintenance of security platforms and ensure coverage, configuration, compliance, and effective alert handling across all security domains. DUTIES: Operate and maintain Defender (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, O365), Sentinel SIEM, and Nessus. Ensure endpoint, server, and sensor coverage and compliance. Perform alert monitoring, triage, and classification. Support vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking with system owners. Support identity governance, RBAC, PIM, and access monitoring. Execute incident response actions and containment activities. Maintain integrations, logging, and reporting across tools. Perform configuration management, patch validation, and platform health checks. Support DLP, email protection, network security monitoring, and cloud app governance. REQUIREMENTS: Strong operational knowledge of Microsoft security stack and vulnerability tools. Alert triage and basic investigation capability. Understanding of identity and endpoint security principles. Ability to work within defined processes and SLAs.

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