Cybersecurity Engineer
Role:
Our client seeks to appoint a Cybersecurity Engineer to assist in designing and implementing security measures to protect the company systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. Reporting to the Senior Manager: ICT, this position will develop security policies and empower staff on best practices to safeguard the company technology environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- An appropriate, recognised qualification at NOF Level 7 or equivalent.
- A relevant NOF level 8 qualification will be an advantage.
- CISSP, CSIM, and CASP+ certification will be an advantage.
Minimum Experience
- Eight years’ relevant work experience within a cybersecurity environment.
Knowledge, skills and competencies
- Encryption and Cryptography.
- Incident response and Forensics.
- Risk management.
- Security architecture and design.
- Security frameworks and standards.
- Threat detection and response.
- Vulnerability management.
- Problem solving.
- Stakeholder engagement.
Summary of duties
- Design enterprise-wide security frameworks and solutions aligned with organisational goals and
- compliance requirements.
- Ensure architecture supports scalability, resilience, and adaptability to emerging threats.
- Perform white box penetration testing and vulnerability scans and oversee grey/black box
- penetration testing and vulnerability scans.
- Design, implement and maintain appropriate solutions.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging security technologies.
- Work with ICT, DevOps, and software development teams to embed security in system designs.
- Support internal and external audits by providing detailed documentation and evidence of
- security controls.
- Prepare reports on incident responses, vulnerabilities, and system performance.
- Prepare accurate budget forecasts for cybersecurity projects and tools.
- Work with the procurement team to evaluate, negotiate, and manage contracts for security tools
- and services.
- Assess and plan for the financial scalability of cybersecurity solutions as the organisation grows.
- Establish monitoring processes for system performance and security metrics.
- Conduct risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and prioritise remediation efforts.
- Establish and maintain security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines.
- Promote cybersecurity awareness and training programs across all units.
- Work closely with business to align cybersecurity goals with the overall business strategy
Desired Skills:
- CASP
- CSIM
- CISSP