Junior IT Security Engineer

• Perform patch management of endpoints and servers to ensure highest level of security on all critical systems.
• Assist with the maintenance of all security tools and technology.
• Assist with the implementation new security systems/platforms as per the Cyber Security Roadmap.
• Conduct red team exercises and remediation on mission-critical systems.
• Maintain AD termination tasks such as ensuring that terminated users are removed from AD.
• Review, understand and correlate data from multiple sources, which is not limited to user authentication events, windows security event logs, intrusion detections alerts, proxy logs and firewall events.
• Initiate configuration and change control records with regards to IT security system activities.
• Respond to security incidents, including investigation and remediation.
• Assist with the documentation of security policies as well as promote activities and procedures to create a general awareness about the significance of security within the organisation.
• Assist with the monitoring of internet access utilised by employees, the identification, investigation and resolution of security breaches.
• Assist with the creation of security awareness training and phishing campaigns and the maintenance of information security policies and procedures.
• Engage management on users that default their Cyber Security Awareness Training to ensure compliance.

• Grade 12 – Matric or a Senior Certificate and Relevant IT Qualification: CompTIA Security+, Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP).
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in information security.

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