Security Operations Engineer (Senior)

Cape Town, South Africa

Parvana

Parvana has specialized in IT recruitment services for the more than 15 years in South Africa & Europe.

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About our client:
Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.

What you will be doing:
  • Manage day-to-day operations, including support tickets, tasks, and procedures, within the operational security team.
  • Participate in daily information security operations, including incident investigation, security tool monitoring and investigation, and escalation management from the managed SOC and threat feed monitoring.
  • Provide security posture inputs to ensure the correct application of control requirements and technologies and support and escalation for operational security issues.
  • Configure and operate security tools, including endpoint detection and response tools, secure web gateway tooling, and user entity and behavioural analytics.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to implement technical security standards that apply industry best practices while considering risk appetite and needs.
  • Provide technical security advice for projects and changes, including designing technical controls, reviewing business process controls, and contributing to secure software development lifecycle standards.
  • Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid incident identification and support the creation of new architecture, policies, standards, and technologies to address them.

What our client is looking for:
  • Holds relevant Microsoft or SANS security certifications.
  • Strong hands-on experience with security technologies, including monitoring, detection, prevention, and control systems.
  • Skilled in secure software development lifecycles (DevSecOps) and data governance best practices.
  • Proficient in Microsoft security tools (Azure, M365) and frameworks like OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 20, and MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 27001:2022 and its practical business application.
  • Well-versed in GDPR, cross-border regulations, and compliance demands in financial services.
  • Committed to high ethical standards, regulatory alignment, and business integrity.
  • Experienced in implementing and managing incident response plans.
  • Comfortable in structured, service-oriented security environments.
  • Works closely with technical teams to roll out and maintain effective security measures.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Capable of both deep-dive analysis and high-level threat assessment.
  • Continuously tracks and adapts to evolving threat actor tactics and mitigation strategies.

Job ID:
  • J106885

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers

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Tags: Analytics Azure Compliance DevSecOps EDR GDPR Governance Incident response ISO 27001 MITRE ATT&CK Monitoring OWASP SANS SDLC SOC Vulnerabilities

Region: Africa
Country: South Africa

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