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Senior Security Analyst
Job Location:
Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
10years
Experience Required:
Posted:
4 September 2026 (4 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
2 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Cape Town is calling and no this isnt another job where cybersecurity means resetting passwords.
Were looking for an experienced Senior Security Analyst to join a high-performing technology environment and take ownership across Security Operations Cloud Security Vulnerability Management Security Engineering GRC and DevSecOps.
If you know your Microsoft Defender from your Microsoft Teams can investigate a real security incident and understand that Zero Trust is more than a buzzword this ones for you.
What youll be doing
Security Operations
- Monitor and investigate security events across cloud endpoints networks and applications.
- Perform threat hunting incident response and root-cause analysis.
- Enhance SIEM capabilities playbooks and security monitoring.
Vulnerability Management
- Manage vulnerability scanning and risk-based prioritization.
- Coordinate remediation with ICT teams and validate fixes.
- Produce vulnerability and risk reporting.
Security Engineering & Cloud
- Design and implement security controls across Azure Microsoft 365 Entra ID Windows Linux and DevOps.
- Implement MFA PAM EDR DLP and security automation.
- Secure Azure environments conduct cloud assessments and support Zero Trust initiatives.
GRC & Security Architecture
- Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments and maintain risk registers.
- Support audits policies and compliance requirements including POPIA and CIS Controls.
- Review security designs and define secure architecture standards and baselines.
DevSecOps & Awareness
- Support secure development code scanning and security testing.
- Help development teams remediate security vulnerabilities.
- Drive security awareness training and organizational cyber resilience.
What youll need
- 7 years ICT experience including 5 years in cybersecurity.
- Strong enterprise security technology experience.
- Proven experience in incident response threat investigation and vulnerability management.
- Strong Azure Microsoft 365 Entra ID and Active Directory experience.
- Experience securing cloud platforms and working in regulated environments.
- Strong knowledge of firewalls IDS/IPS VPN segmentation and ZTNA.
- Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell Python Bash and REST APIs.
- Experience with Microsoft Defender PAM EDR DLP vulnerability management and security monitoring tools.
Qualifications & certifications
- Minimum: Matric
- A relevant Degree/National Diploma.
- CISSP CISM Security AZ-500 or Microsoft Security Certifications.
Required Skills:
Azure Network SIEM Security Cyber
