Security Engineer

Recruiter:

Recru-it

Job Ref:

PE011583/LM

Date posted:

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related Monthly

SUMMARY:
Role Description:

Design, implement and maintain enterprise cybersecurity frameworks
Ensure regulatory compliance and protect organisational assets
Support cloud, network and physical security environments

Key Responsibilities

Implement and manage security controls across environments
Monitor, detect and respond to security threats
Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
Manage firewalls, endpoint security, VPNs and access control
Implement ISO27001 / ISMS frameworks
Ensure compliance with POPIA, GDPR, PCI-DSS and NIST
Support audits and remediation
Provide stakeholder advisory and security training

Technical Skills

Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, pfSense)
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Identity & Access Management (IAM, MFA, PAM)
SIEM/SOAR and vulnerability tools (Tenable)
Encryption, PKI, SSL/TLS

Frameworks & Compliance

ISO27001 / ISO27002
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
PCI-DSS, POPIA, GDPR, SOC 2

Qualifications

Relevant IT or Cybersecurity Degree/Diploma
ISO27001, Fortinet NSE, AWS certifications advantageous

Experience

8+ years in cybersecurity / information security
Experience in GRC, cloud security, and enterprise environments
Experience in regulated industries advantageous

KPIs

Incident response time
Audit compliance results
Reduction in vulnerabilities
System security posture

POSITION INFO:
Role Description:

Design, implement and maintain enterprise cybersecurity frameworks
Ensure regulatory compliance and protect organisational assets
Support cloud, network and physical security environments

Key Responsibilities

Implement and manage security controls across environments
Monitor, detect and respond to security threats
Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
Manage firewalls, endpoint security, VPNs and access control
Implement ISO27001 / ISMS frameworks
Ensure compliance with POPIA, GDPR, PCI-DSS and NIST
Support audits and remediation
Provide stakeholder advisory and security training

Technical Skills

Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, pfSense)
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Identity & Access Management (IAM, MFA, PAM)
SIEM/SOAR and vulnerability tools (Tenable)
Encryption, PKI, SSL/TLS

Frameworks & Compliance

ISO27001 / ISO27002
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
PCI-DSS, POPIA, GDPR, SOC 2

Qualifications

Relevant IT or Cybersecurity Degree/Diploma
ISO27001, Fortinet NSE, AWS certifications advantageous

Experience

8+ years in cybersecurity / information security
Experience in GRC, cloud security, and enterprise environments
Experience in regulated industries advantageous

KPIs

Incident response time
Audit compliance results
Reduction in vulnerabilities
System security posture

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