Senior Specialist â Cyber Prevention

Recruiter:

Jordan HR

Job Ref:

TTS000152/Elana

Date posted:

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

600 Hourly

SUMMARY:
A giant leader in telecoms is looking for a Senior Specialist Cyber Prevent to manage and support Cyber Prevent operations across products, services and technology environments under the direction and supervision of the
Manager: Cyber Prevent.

The role provides preventative cyber security assurance, identifies and manages material risks, supports control compliance and reporting, and coordinates assigned activities within strategic security programmes across business units and markets.

POSITION INFO:
Knowledge and Experience Three-year technical diploma or degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline. Relevant industry certification. CISSP is strongly preferred; CCSP, OSCP, CISM, CISA or equivalent certifications will be considered. SABSA, TOGAF or other security architecture qualifications are advantageous. Minimum of five years' experience in a cyber security role, including responsibility for governance, risk, assurance or preventative security controls. Knowledge of recognised technology management and compliance frameworks, including ISO\/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, ISF, PCI DSS, OWASP and SANS. Strong understanding of technology security risks, preventative controls, risk treatment and evidence-based assurance. Experience across at least three security domains, including security assessment and testing, software development security, governance and risk management, security architecture and engineering, network security, identity and access management, security operations or asset security. Experience managing or coordinating cyber security programmes, workstreams or control-improvement initiatives across multiple stakeholders or markets under defined governance and management oversight. Experience in KRI management, management reporting, data quality and workflow or reporting automation. Experience managing vendors, security deliverables, contractual dependencies and commercial performance. Strong executive stakeholder management, written communication, presentation and escalation-management capability. Knowledge of Windows and Linux security, cloud and container technologies such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes, and developer tooling such as GitHub and dependency-management platforms is advantageous. Ability to deliver under time, resource and operational pressure while maintaining quality and governance discipline. Ability to influence and collaborate across technical, business, market and executive stakeholders without relying on direct authority. Customer-focused, responsive, transparent and outcome-driven approach.

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