(IT/OT) Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Cape Town

You spend your days sitting in a dark, cool room, the silence broken only by the gentle clacking of your keyboard and click of a mouse. Massive screens cover the wall in front of you, and your eyes are constantly scanning, watching…

You must be in Cyber Security.

Our client, a major player in the renewable energy space with over 1500GW of generation capacity, is looking for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join their team. Crucial to accepting this mission is 5+ years of experience in enterprise and operational technology networking (IT/OT).

You need to be a specialist in executing strategic and tactical roadmaps to protect our client from cyber threats and vulnerabilities, creating and implementing cyber defence mechanisms across our client’s systems. Experience working with individuals on various levels of the project crucial.

Naturally if this is you, you are proficient in the following technologies:

• Palo Alto firewalls


• Forigate


• Juniper


• Aruba


• Microsoft Azure security


• M365 Defender


• Sentinel SIEM


• Intune

This role is akin to working for a national security team. We are looking for the best of the best to safeguard our client’s mission of supporting the development of the African power sector.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, manage, configure, and maintain security for Azure Security and M365
• Follow change control processes, test changes with IT/OT teams, and drive user adoption
• Collaborate with IT/OT Managers and third parties to implement cybersecurity roadmap and solutions
• Manage and maintain group firewalls, including policies, updates, and replacements
• Develop and maintain global firewalling best practices and licensing strategies
• Define global VPN and network access policies, ensuring zero-trust methodology
• Maintain firewall redundancy, uptime, and meet SLAs
• Secure engineering and configuration of IT/OT platforms to reduce exploitation risks
• Remediate software vulnerabilities and implement compensating controls
• Drive patching activities for IT/OT network equipment
• Perform cybersecurity assessments for new developments and plan penetration testing
• Lead cybersecurity investigations and produce risk-based reports for management
• Collaborate with teams to enhance security awareness and conduct phishing simulations
• Provide training on security protocols and ensure compliance with industry regulations
• Conduct regular security audits and assessments
• Lead incident response efforts and investigate security incidents
• Perform red team exercises and implement controls to mitigate risks
• Stay informed about cyber threats and trends and leverage threat intelligence
• Build security into Operational Plant / Industrial control plants and networks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security into energy and IT infrastructure design and operation