Cloud Security Engineer

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Closing Date	2025/05/06
Reference Number	SAS250417-1
Job Title	Cloud Security Engineer
Job Type	Permanent
Division	Business Change and Technology
Department	IT GRC
EE Occupational Levels	Level 6: Specialists
Location – Town / City	Sandton
Location – Province	Gauteng
Location – Country	South Africa

Job Advert Summary

The candidate is part of the Cybersecurity function in the organisation mandated to actively protect Sasria’s information and technology assets from external or internal threats; ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding information access, security and privacy. The role is responsible for analysing security requirements for Sasria cloud environments, implementation and integrations of technological solutions dedicated to data protection in cloud or hybrid environment and full management of the identity and access management for both cloud and on-premise infrastructure; applications and customers.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

A relevant diploma/degree in Information Communication Technology at NQF level 5/6 as recognized by SAQA.

Experience

Microsoft Office 365 Administration and Security
Microsoft Azure Security
Active Directory Administration and Security
General Security Administration
Access Management

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Performance Area and Tasks

Cloud Security

Continuous identification of security gaps in the cloud environments and implementation of remediation actions.
Know, manage and monitor IT Security Solutions (SIEM, Cloud Access Security Broker, Data Leakage Prevention, Web Application Firewall, Multi Factor Authentication, Data Rights Managements, Data Classification etc).
Understand and facilitate cloud security capabilities and possible interfaces with on-prem security solutions.
Use industry standards, guidelines, and regulatory compliance requirements related to information security and cloud computing such as GDPR, ISO 27001, Cloud Security Alliance, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS for effective management of risk

IT Security Operations

Support the IT team on daily tasks which includes but not limited to prioritization, investigation and troubleshooting of IT security incidents.
upport the IT Security team in ensuring authorized access by monitoring network activities and reporting violations.
Process security requests ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
Analyse problems, recommend solutions, products, and technologies to meet business security and information security objectives. Ensure adherence to approved ICT Governance principles and policies.
Identification of vulnerabilities and remediation

Change and Configuration Management

Assist in implementation of security configuration controls.

Reporting

Support in creation of IT Security reports as per set metrics and KPIs.

Processes and continuous improvement

Continuous reflection of IT Security processes and recommendations of improvements.
Enjoy staying on top of cyber security trends and incorporate best practices into daily work.

User Support

Provide support on open issues (e.g. customer logged tickets, incidents, projects etc.)
Assist in incident response for any breaches, intrusions, or theft.

Ad hoc tasks Assist in fulfilment of Ad hoc tasks as requested by team members.
Perform security research and document and communicate the findings of their research.
Influence technical discussions and decisions

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.

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