Senior Information Security Engineer (JB5835)

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Information Security Engineer (JB5835)

Location: Midrand Johannesburg Gauteng

Salary: Rper annum

Employment Type: Permanent

Our client is an established South Africabased financial services organisation operating within a regulated enterprise-scale environment. The business offers investment insurance and wealth-related services supporting a large national client base through secure high-availability digital platforms. Technology is central to the organisations operations with IT teams responsible for maintaining and enhancing business-critical systems data integrity and information security. The environment is stable professionally managed and suited to experienced IT professionals who value structure accountability and working on systems with long-term operational impact rather than short-term or experimental projects.

The role is responsible for designing implementing and optimising advanced security architectures across hybrid infrastructure applications and cloud platforms. The position also plays a key role in security operations leadership incident response vulnerability management compliance and executive-level reporting.

The ideal candidate is a senior-level security engineer with extensive experience in enterprise information security environments. They have strong technical depth across security architecture operations and incident response and are capable of operating as a technical authority within a regulated financial services context. The role suits someone who can mentor junior engineers engage with senior stakeholders and contribute to the organisations overall security strategy.

Minimum Requirements:

Diploma or Bachelors degree in IT Computer Science or a related field

Senior-level security certification such as CISSP or CISM or equivalent

Microsoft security certifications including Cybersecurity Architect Expert or SC-series certifications

7 years experience in cybersecurity or security engineering roles

At least 3 years experience in a senior or lead security role

Expert-level knowledge of SIEM EDR firewalls DLP and vulnerability management platforms

Hands-on experience configuring enterprise firewalls and Web Application Firewall solutions

Strong experience in identity governance privileged access management and zero-trust architecture

Advanced understanding of cloud security specifically Azure and Microsoft 365

Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell and/or Python

Experience designing and implementing information security awareness programmes

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design and implementation of security controls across on-premises cloud and SaaS environments.

Define security architecture standards and review new technology integrations for compliance.

Champion secure development lifecycle practices and perform application security assessments.

Configure manage and report on enterprise firewall and Web Application Firewall solutions.

Oversee and optimise security operations tools including SIEM EDR DLP and vulnerability management platforms.

Develop operational playbooks and mentor junior security engineers.

Collaborate with outsourced SOC teams including SLA and performance management.

Lead major security incidents forensic investigations and root cause analysis.

Act as an escalation point for critical security events and coordinate cross-functional response.

Define vulnerability and patch management strategies and report on remediation progress.

Architect and enforce identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID.

Develop and deliver information security awareness initiatives across the organisation.

Ensure alignment with ISO 27001 NIST CSF CIS benchmarks and regulatory requirements including POPIA GDPR and FSCA.

Deliver security metrics dashboards and executive-level reports to leadership.

Please do not apply using scanned CVs; no supporting documentation is required at this point. This will be requested later.

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Senior Information Security Engineer (JB5835)Location: Midrand Johannesburg GautengSalary: Rper annumEmployment Type: PermanentOur client is an established South Africabased financial services organisation operating within a regulated enterprise-scale environment. The business offers investment insu...