Cyber Security Engineer
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
Cape Town - Western Cape - South AfricaCyber Security EngineerLocation: Century City, Cape Town (Onsite)Salary: R840,000 R1,080,000 CTC per yearBenefits: Medical aid contributionTravel: Occasional travel to USA and JohannesburgAbout the RoleWere looking for an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to take the lead on building, implementing, and maintaining world-class security solutions. Youll be the go-to person for ensuring systems, applications, and infrastructure are protected against evolving threats, while guiding both service delivery and development teams to embed resilience into everything we build.This is a role where youll not only design and implement strategy but also roll up your sleeves to solve incidents and shape the security culture of the business.What Youll Do
- Design and implement cyber security strategies for customers
- Manage firewalls, patching, endpoint protection, and intrusion detection
- Oversee SIEM systems, device management, and SSO solutions
- Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and change management processes
- Provide 3rd-level support for cyber incidents and investigations
- Work closely with service delivery teams to strengthen client-facing security processes
- Partner with developers to architect secure, resilient applications
- Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field
- 5+ years experience in cyber security roles
- Solid knowledge across firewalls, SIEM, endpoint protection, and intrusion detection
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach
- Excellent communication and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams