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Security Engineer Jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com

Title: Security Engineer

Company: ExecutivePlacements.com

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Security Engineer

Recruiter:

Recru-it

Job Ref:

PE011583/LM

Date posted:

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related Monthly

SUMMARY:

Role Description:

  • Design, implement and maintain enterprise cybersecurity frameworks
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and protect organisational assets
  • Support cloud, network and physical security environments

Key Responsibilities

  • Implement and manage security controls across environments
  • Monitor, detect and respond to security threats
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
  • Manage firewalls, endpoint security, VPNs and access control
  • Implement ISO27001 / ISMS frameworks
  • Ensure compliance with POPIA, GDPR, PCI-DSS and NIST
  • Support audits and remediation
  • Provide stakeholder advisory and security training

Technical Skills

  • Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, pfSense)
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM, MFA, PAM)
  • SIEM/SOAR and vulnerability tools (Tenable)
  • Encryption, PKI, SSL/TLS

Frameworks & Compliance

  • ISO27001 / ISO27002
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • PCI-DSS, POPIA, GDPR, SOC 2

Qualifications

  • Relevant IT or Cybersecurity Degree/Diploma
  • ISO27001, Fortinet NSE, AWS certifications advantageous

Experience

  • 8+ years in cybersecurity / information security
  • Experience in GRC, cloud security, and enterprise environments
  • Experience in regulated industries advantageous

KPIs

  • Incident response time
  • Audit compliance results
  • Reduction in vulnerabilities
  • System security posture

POSITION INFO:

Role Description:

  • Design, implement and maintain enterprise cybersecurity frameworks
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and protect organisational assets
  • Support cloud, network and physical security environments

Experience

  • 8+ years in cybersecurity / information security
  • Experience in GRC, cloud security, and enterprise environments
  • Experience in regulated industries advantageous

KPIs

  • Incident response time
  • Audit compliance results
  • Reduction in vulnerabilities
  • System security posture
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