Security Operations Engineer

SUMMARY:
Do you enjoy breaking things, only so you can secure them better? Then keep reading.
 
Our clients are always looking for Security Operations Engineers, who will be the frontline of defence, detecting threats, responding to incidents and continuously improve their systems.

POSITION INFO:

Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts in a SOC/SecOps environment
Manage and tune security tooling (SIEM, SOAR, firewalls)
Lead or support incident response and post-incident reviews
Automate detection and response workflows (because efficiency matters)
Improve alerts, dashboards, playbooks, detection logic
Partner with IT, cloud, and DevOps teams to embed security into daily operations

Skills & Experience:
Minimum 4+ years experience in Security Operations, SecOps, or SOC roles
Strong understanding of incident response, threat detection, and log analysis
Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (MS Sentinel, Splunk, ELK)
Working knowledge of cloud security (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

Qualification:
Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity

Certifications (advantageous)
CompTIA Security+ OR CySA+
Microsoft Security Certificates (e.g. SC-200, SC-300)
Splunk Core Certified Power User / Enterprise Security


Contact Penny Janse Van Rensburg on , quoting the Ref: CTI006528.

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