Principal IT Cyber Security Engineer

• Solutions Architect for Security - perform a pre-sales function to design, architect and scope security services and solutions. This involves a detailed understanding of the Securelytics offering to the market and service catalogue.
• Delivery - Work with the Securelytics team to deliver projects and services to customers. Act as a senior escalation to the team to assist with incidents and requests.

• 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

• Provide detailed designs, architectures, bills of materials, high level project plans, scope of works, deliverables for proposals and projects
• Present to customers and complete demonstations, proof of concept tests and assessments
• Provide input into contracts for delivery of services

• Work closely with IT, Security, and Risk Management teams to enhance security strategies.
• Provide regular security reports to stakeholders, detailing progress and risk mitigation efforts.
• Collaborate with project managers, service delivery teams, and sales teams on security-related initiatives.
• Maintain effective communication via company collaboration tools (Teams, CRM, Service Desk).

• Stay updated with the latest security threats, technologies, and best practices.
• Define and Implement standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Conduct vulnerability audits to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Research and recommend innovative security solutions to enhance organisational resilience.
• Provide a quality assurance service to check all outputs of the Security Operations team

• Maintain a strong leadership presence, working in the office at least three days per week.
• Help to Identify and drive key performance metrics for the department
• Achieve and track own billable work hours, CRM tasks and project milestones.
• Help the team to achieve their billable workable hour targets
• Employee Satisfaction Score and staff retention: receive feedback in the upper quartile from the Securelytics team
• Begin with the end in mind. Ensure all work completed is aligned with achieving specific deliverables as outlined in project plans or service level agreements
• Ensure prompt response to requests, security incidents and escalations.
• Keep security documentation and reports up to date.
• Foster a continuous improvement mindset and actively develop leadership skills.
• Drive accountability, ensuring all tasks and security measures are executed effectively.
• High levels of customer satisfaction and retention
• Ensure all risks are highlighted and comminicated
• Comitment to continual professional development

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Information Technology and 10 years in Cybersecurity
• Proven experience in progressively responsible technical roles, including leadership positions
• Strong expertise in Microsoft security tools (e.g., Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Azure Security Center).
• In-depth understanding of advanced threat management, including tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Proven experience in managing complex security incidents and remediation processes.
• Certifications such as Fortinet FCSS/NSE7, Sophos Architect, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) or equivalent
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and compliance standards like Popia, PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001, CIS and NIST.&

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