IT Cybersecurity Engineer (DBN Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT

A cutting-edge Tech company in Durban seeks the technical expertise of a highly skilled IT Cybersecurity Engineer to join its team. Your core role will be to enhance the security offering, ensuring proactive threat management, effective incident response, and continuous improvement of Cybersecurity defences for the business and its customers. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders to maintain a robust security posture. You will also need Certifications such as Fortinet FCSS / NSE7, Sophos Architect, CISSP or equivalent with 15 years of experience in Information Technology and 10 years in Cybersecurity and operations platforms from Microsoft, Fortinet and Sophos.

DUTIES

Delivery -

• Provide technical guidance support and serve as an escalation point for complex security issues.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding, and training of security personnel.
• Implement Information Security solutions as needed.
• Implement formal monthly reporting for services delivered.
• Support the team in the following :
• Security Operations, Threat Detection & Incident Response
• Threat Hunting & Vulnerability Management
• Prevention and Risk Management
• Risk identification and mitigation

Solution Development and Pre-sales -

Stakeholder collaboration and communication -

Continuous Improvement & Compliance –

Key Performance expectations –

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications – Certifications such as Fortinet FCSS / NSE7, Sophos Architect, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) or equivalent.

Expertise / Skills –

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