IT Security Engineer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
- R Undisclosed
- Contract Senior position
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Pretoria
- Posted 01 Jun 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
- Expires in 30 days
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Job 2640002 - Ref 878000020262012
About the position
Roles & Responsibilities
- Support and maintain a global Active Directory environment with more than 100,000 user accounts and Entra ID services.
- Ensure high availability and state-of-the-art security across authentication platforms.
- Drive the implementation of the organisation’s IT strategy within the Digital Identity domain.
- Manage global Entra ID infrastructure operations, maintenance and innovation initiatives.
- Continuously improve operational tasks and processes.
- Evaluate and implement new features, functions and innovations.
- Drive automation initiatives to ensure future readiness of the Entra ID platform.
- Collaborate closely with global, multicultural teams, stakeholders and interface partners.
RequirementsEssential Skills
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in the implementation and support of Microsoft Enterprise IT architectures with a focus on Identity and Access Management Systems.
- Expert experience implementing and administering Microsoft Entra ID, Entra ID Connect and Active Directory.
- Strong knowledge of authentication protocols including Kerberos, SAML and OAuth/OIDC.
- Advanced experience with Entra ID and Zero Trust architecture concepts.
- Advanced experience developing and implementing Entra ID security concepts.
- Advanced experience with IPv4, IPv6 and DNS network protocols.
- Advanced experience with Infrastructure as Code automation using technologies such as PowerShell and Azure Functions.
- Any additional responsibilities assigned within the Agile Working Model (AWM).
Advantageous Skills
- Advanced experience working with hybrid cloud environments and Microsoft Azure.
- Advanced experience in Agile working environments.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Analytical thinking skills to coordinate, analyse and resolve technical issues.
- Self-organised problem solver with a strong delivery focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Computer Science, Communications Engineering, or a comparable qualification.
- Minimum 5 years of professional IT experience, including responsibility for managing large Cloud and Hybrid environments.
- International experience is advantageous
Desired Skills:
- microsoft enterprise IT
- microsoft entra ID
- zero trust
- authentication protocols
- network protocols
- infrastructure as code
Desired Qualification Level:
About The Employer:
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
About the agency
Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals
Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad.
We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search.
Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections.
For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.
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