Senior IT Security Specialist

Recruiter:

Six Sense Consulting

Job Ref:

SSC001042/AK

Date posted:

Friday, October 17, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
A well-established short term insurer is seeking to appoint a Senior IT Security Specialist

To actively protect the organizations information technology assets and infrastructure from external or internal threats and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding information security and privacy.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications:

Information Technology (IT) related bachelor’s degree/Diploma as recognized by SAQA.
COBIT Mandatory

Any (1) of the IT security certifications is mandatory
e.g.:

CompTIA Security
CISCO certified
Fortinet certified
CISSP

Experience

6 years+ of Information and Technology security experience with advanced knowledge of the following technology environments
Darktrace Technology, Fortinet Firewalls Zscaler Technology, Mimecast, Crowd strike and familiarity with industry SIEM solutions

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