Information Security Engineer

About the position

Information Security Engineer - Pretoria East
Hybrid

Minimum Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12.
• National certificate in information technology or bachelor's degree in information technology, or CompTIA certifications A+ and N+.
• CompTIA Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) certifications would be an advantage.
• Experience with SOC and SIEM solutions.
• 3+ years experience in information and cyber security.
• Practical experience with networks and firewalls, administering firewalls and investigating network issues.
• Practical security experience with endpoint security, email protection, email flow, Office 365, Azure, AWS and other cloud-based solutions.
• Knowledge and experience of various security systems encompassing antivirus, content filtering, firewalls, authentication, intrusion detection, and others.

Overview of duties

• Analyze, research, and report possible threats and or weaknesses to IT systems.
• Implement best practices and assist in adherence to security standards for the organization.
• Support company employees with cybersecurity, software, and hardware needs regarding their impact on information security.
• Investigate and react to security incidents and ongoing threats, ensuring the organization is secure.
• Monitoring networking environments and responding, engagement with service providers.
• Monitor and track the performance of IT security measures
• Monitor, manage, configure, troubleshoot and maintain IT security hardware and software, including firewall administration.
• Ensure business alignment with information security policies and procedures.

Desired Skills:

• information security