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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Mid-Level Application/Platform Security Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Intermediate position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 15 Oct 2025 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2624866 - Ref 878000012057879
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About the position

Role Purpose
The Mid-Level Application/Platform Security Engineer is responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of the organization’s applications and platforms. This role involves performing security assessments, implementing robust security controls, and supporting the resolution of security incidents. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with development and operations teams to ensure that all systems adhere to security best practices and compliance standards.


Key Responsibilities
Conduct routine security assessments, audits, and vulnerability scans of applications and platforms.
Implement and maintain security controls, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and monitoring tools.
Assist in security incident response and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to address identified vulnerabilities and improve security posture.
Support the Senior Engineer in developing and maintaining security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Stay updated on emerging security threats, technologies, and industry best practices to ensure proactive protection.




Requirements

  • NQF Level 6 qualification or a Degree in Information Communication Technology (ICT) or related field (e.g., Information Systems, Computer Science, or Cybersecurity).
  • Microsoft, Oracle, or AWS Security Certification (or equivalent recognized certification).
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Security Engineer or Platform Engineer, with exposure to application and infrastructure security.
  • Strong understanding of application and platform security principles (e.g., OWASP, CIS Benchmarks).
  • Proficiency in security tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability management systems.
  • Experience with cloud security across AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of authentication and encryption protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth, TLS, PKI).
  • Scripting ability for automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, or Bash).


Desired Skills:

  • Cloud Security
  • Python
  • Support
  • Cloud
  • encryption protocols

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

About The Employer:


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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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