Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer
Location: Pretoria
Type: Full-Time Permanent - 36-MONTH FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

Salary & Benefits: RRper annum (all-inclusive package). The successful candidate may structure the total package to include a 13th cheque. Housing Medical Aid and Pension contributions are included.

About the Role

Our client is seeking to appoint a Cybersecurity Engineer to design and implement security measures that protect systems networks and data from cyber threats. Reporting to the Senior Manager: ICT this role involves developing security policies conducting risk assessments and empowering staff with best practices to safeguard the technology environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-wide security frameworks and solutions aligned with organisational goals and compliance requirements.

• Ensure architecture supports scalability resilience and adaptability to emerging threats.

• Perform white box penetration testing and vulnerability scans; oversee grey/black box penetration testing and scans.

• Research evaluate and recommend emerging security technologies.

• Collaborate with ICT DevOps and software development teams to embed security in system designs.

• Support audits by providing detailed documentation and evidence of security controls.

• Prepare reports on incident responses vulnerabilities and system performance.

• Forecast and manage budgets for cybersecurity projects and tools.

• Evaluate negotiate and manage contracts for security tools and services.

• Establish monitoring processes for system performance and security metrics.

• Conduct risk assessments and prioritise remediation efforts.

• Develop and maintain security policies standards procedures and guidelines.

• Promote cybersecurity awareness and training programs across the organisation.

• Align cybersecurity goals with overall business strategy.

Requirements

• Relevant qualification at NQF Level 7 or equivalent.

• NQF Level 8 qualification advantageous.

• Eight years relevant work experience in a cybersecurity environment.

• Professional certifications such as CISSP CSIM or CASP advantageous.

Knowledge Skills and Competencies

• Encryption and cryptography.

• Incident response and forensics.

• Risk management.

• Security architecture and design.

• Security frameworks and standards.

• Threat detection and response.

• Vulnerability management.

• Strong problem-solving skills and stakeholder engagement abilities.