Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH) · 3 hours ago
Cyber Security Engineer
Park City, MT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expTelesure Investment Holdings (TIH) is home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and they are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to enhance their operational security. The role involves managing day-to-day security tasks, responding to incidents, and ensuring the effectiveness of cyber security operations while adapting to the evolving threat landscape.
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Responsibilities
Define business impact of security incidents and identify and drive recommendations for change to prevent similar incidents
Ensure, through appropriate planning, execution, oversight of implementation and management of centralised and dedicated operations, CIT is able to appropriately identify, protect, detect, respond and recover to information & cyber security threats
Where possible, play the role of a lead-in to further enhancing and optimising said lifecycle
Ensure effective Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence is performed
Conduct penetration testing/offensive security procedures as required
Supervise others working within established operational systems
Participate and take ownership during information & cyber security incident response activities, and specifically as it pertains to cyber security operations
Act as Incident Response Specialist /SOC /L2 Breach and Response as lead member
Escalation point for specialists as a Level 2
Oversee and perform Identity and Access Management and Privileged access Management tasks
Develop and/or deliver a contingency plan for significant aspects of the risk management and/or control process
Maintain visibility of emerging information & cyber security threats and trends, and adjust operations activities to best defend against such threats
Monitor and review performance and behaviours within area of responsibility to identify and resolve non-compliance with the organisation's policies and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct
Take ownership of and optimise operation of dedicated and centralised cyber security technologies
This includes establishing relevant, operating procedures and other mechanisms to ensure consistent execution and quality outcomes
Contribute to the design and creation of reporting strategies and templates
Lead execution of complex reports, identifying and interpreting complex patterns and trends, and translating those insights into actionable recommendations
Provide input on cyber security operations metrics and indicators
Report on key cyber security operations metrics and indicators to management and colleagues
Develop stakeholder engagement through identifying stakeholders, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these to support the communication of business information and decisions
Build and maintain relationships with teams and areas within CIT towards ensuring collaboration and overall successful functioning of cyber security operations across the organisation
Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture function around strategic cyber security technology selection and investment, or technologies with an impact on cyber security
Draft policies, procedures, and related guidelines within an area of expertise to meet defined key principles and ensure compliance with external requirements
Take ownership of and drive maturity of operational technologies, associated workflows and procedures across a variety of areas such as Internet and dark web cyber threat exposure, network and communications security, endpoint security, identity & access management, application security for proactive and reactive technology protections, vulnerability management and incident response and forensics
Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team
Maintain external accreditations and indepth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
Maintain and renew understanding of the information security operations landscape, both current and as it continues to evolve
Implement the formal development framework for a team, with guidance from senior colleagues
Provide informal coaching to others throughout the organisation in area of expertise
Review existing operations in a major area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure the required continuous improvement outcomes are delivered
Implement improvements and continuously mature cyber security operations activities
Qualification
Required
Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
Relevant industry certifications, such as Security+, CEH, MSCE, MCSA or equivalent (Essential)
3-5 years' experience in information / cyber security (Essential)
Strong experience and understanding Cyber Security frameworks and applying it (Essential)
Experience in Security Operations (Essential)
Preferred
University degree in an information technology or related domain (Advantageous)
Relevant Industry certification; OSCP or alternative in offensive or defensive security certifications (Advantageous)
Relevant system / IT engineering certifications in on prem or cloud environments (Advantageous)
Exposure and/or experience in Security Architecture; (Advantageous)
Experience in Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence (Advantageous)
Company
Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)
Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (TIH) is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading and innovative financial institutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2024-11-12
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