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Job Location drjobs

Sandton - South Africa

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Information Security Officer

Maintain Operational Systems Networks and Security
  • Facilitate annual PCI audits and ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Ensure Linux systems are patched promptly and securely coordinating through the correct change control process if customer impact is anticipated.
  • Maintain and monitor Elastic SIEM respond to alerts and perform in-depth investigations.
  • Troubleshoot system issues across all technology stacks including production/QA environments databases networks and integrations.
  • Deploy and manage tooling to enhance operations security and efficiency.
  • Research and implement new tools (open source or commercial) that improve system performance monitoring logging security or compliance.
  • Develop Python scripts and tools to automate repetitive tasks.
AWS Cloud Infrastructure
  • Securely architect and manage AWS services including but not limited to:
    • VPC EC2 ECS/Fargate ECR
    • GuardDuty CloudWatch CloudTrail
    • Load balancers VPNs and WAFs
  • Maintain robust connectivity between third parties banking partners and on-premises data centres.
  • Implement and enforce best practices in system isolation scope reduction and security.
Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
  • Support field engineers and maintain internal HSMs (Futurex Thales).
  • Conduct key management ceremonies and maintain PCI compliance.
Security Governance & Compliance
  • Assist with audits and regulatory requirements including:
    • PCI-DSS & PCIPIN
    • ISO 27001 (Stretch goal)
    • GDPR
  • Maintain accurate and current documentation of infrastructure procedures and security policies.
  • Promote a security-aware culture within the company.
Automation & Efficiency
  • Implement automation to enhance both infrastructure and security management.
  • Optimise costs while maintaining high security and performance standards.
Security Monitoring & Reporting
  • Ensure weekly vulnerability scans are completed tracked and resolved within SLA.
  • Review and sign off on daily/weekly PCI business-as-usual activities.
  • Analyse data and report security metrics monthly.
  • Collaborate with 3rd parties to complete and pass PCI certification audits.
  • Review and uphold The Companys security commitments to external partners.
What Were Looking For
Qualifications & Experience
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or related field.
  • At least 3 years relevant experience in security or infrastructure roles.
  • Experience in the payments or banking sector preferred.
  • Familiarity with PCI audits DevOps practices Linux MySQL and AWS.
Skills & Knowledge
  • Strong understanding of PCI-DSS requirements and security standards.
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Linux (security patching system administration)
    • MySQL
    • AWS services and virtual networking (VPC ALB/NLB WAF VPNs etc.)
    • Automation tools: CloudFormation Ansible Puppet Chef
    • CI/CD: Bitbucket Pipelines Jenkins
    • Scripting: Bash Python
    • Containers: Docker Kubernetes ECS
    • Monitoring: Zabbix Nagios
    • Logging & SIEM: ELK Stack CloudWatch Elastic Splunk

Employment Type

Full Time

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