Cyber security consultant - Western Cape

SUMMARY:
Gijima Staffing Solutions on behalf of our client is recruiting for a Cyber Security and Identify and Access Management Consultant. Contract role until December 2025 based in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:
Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Certification in risk, information systems and/or security desired (CISM, CISSP, CRISC, Cyber Security courses. Ethical Hacking)

• Minimum 3- 5 years of experience in IT security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), DLP experience, Cloud Security and Governance.

• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, especially networks, server. Desktop and DLP
• Proven experience as a Cyber Security Engineer with a focus on Symantec DLP solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Symantec DLP architecture, components, and capabilities.
• Strong understanding of data classification, encryption, and data loss prevention techniques.
• Hands-on experience in designing, configuring, and managing DLP policies and rules.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Third-party Risk management. Conducting Risk assessment and Cloud assurance.
• Experience in security management, security and network architecture and/or design
• Experience in implementing and maintaining IT security processes
• Experience in creating and reviewing IT security policies for compliance
• Skills and knowledge in data privacy, best practices such as; defence in-depth, least privileges, need-to-know, separation of duties, access controls, encryption

• Interpret cyber security and corporate risk, and governance frameworks
• Develop applicable policies and standards
• Monitoring and reporting
• Ensuring policy compliance
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly system health checks for VPN, F/W and Proxy
• Implement approved configuration/rule changes for VPN, F/W and Proxy
• Ensure application/system security and availability thru load balancing and optimisation (F5)
• Run adhoc reports for VPN, F/W and Proxy
• Respond to P1, P2 and P3 Events and Alerts
• Fine Tune Use Cases with SOC and OPS
• Work with SOC to analyse threat intelligence and technical analysis
• Conduct Cyber Incident Exercises to test preparedness
• Set and implement user access controls and identity and access management systems
• Monitor network and application performance to identify and irregular activity
• Perform regular audits to ensure security practices are compliant
• Deploy endpoint detection and prevention tools to thwart malicious hacks
• Set up patch management systems to update applications automatically
• Implement comprehensive vulnerability management systems across all assets on-premises and in the cloud
• Document network, system, and application user access control procedures and feedback to management to update policies and processes when vulnerabilities are uncovered
• Central point for all IT systems access requests for services or information
• Validate legitimacy of requests; ensure proper approvals and execute  per the access policies, regulations and procedures
• Develop and maintain user access application inventory
• Distribute access control reports to support periodic reviews
• Provide required Management Information Reports
• Work with business stakeholders and participate in company projects to ensure that onboarding of new applications is managed in alignment with data governance policies.
• Develop and implement regular access control process improvements
• Heightened awareness of Cyber Security.
• Share Vulnerabilities/Threats discovered and Mitigation Strategies with the user community
• Inform stakeholders about inappropriate use of IT systems/Services
• Perform vulnerability testing, risk analyses and security assessments
• Respond immediately to security-related incidents and provide a thorough post-event analysis
• Update and upgrade security systems as needed
• Define, implement and maintain corporate security policies and procedures
• Plan, research and design robust Security Architectures and Strategies for IT and OT projects
• Act as an SME for Cyber Security related issues
• Conduct technical risk assessment to capture security exceptions and design associated controls