It Security Operations Engineer

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa's leading and best-loved brands! Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and centred on the FMCG market, AVI's extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our brands span a range of categories, including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, out-of-home ranges, personal care products, cosmetics, footwear, accessories, and fashion apparel. We have a well-developed Shared Services structure spanning: International, IT, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Procurement and Field Marketing, that allows us to take advantage of our scale. Our single-minded purpose is our brands growth and development.An exciting opportunity exists for an IT Security Operations Engineer at AVI Limited IT Shared Services in Bryanston.The purpose of the role is: * Apply technical IT Security Infrastructure expertise and tools to ensure the security of AVI IT operations and supporting infrastructure

  • Implement, Manage, Maintain and Administer AVI's Security Infrastructure and Systems
  • Implement and optimise tools to effectively manage and monitor infrastructure and provide effective alerting and reporting with regards to security incidents and vulnerability assessments
  • Play lead role in uplifting skills of the IT Network and Systems Engineering team members and provide guidance to all ITSS with regards to IT Security Operations.
Line Manager: IT Security Operations Team LeadNumber of Direct Reports: NoneJob Specification:Key Performance Areas: * IT Security threat / breach identification, prevention and remediation
  • IT Security Infrastructure administration and maintenance
  • Provide IT Security Infrastructure input to ITSS technical projects
  • Provide input into relevant IT Security Policies, Procedures, standards and guidelines in conjunction with the IT Security Specialist and Manager
  • Development of Network and Systems team skills for ITSS
Minimum Requirements:Experience:Essential
  • 3 years' Security Appliance (including UTM) and related administration and analysis tools, specifically across the FortiGate security product line
  • 2 years' experience implementing and managing a SIEM solution (either in house or hosted service)
  • 3 years' experience managing Microsoft Windows solutions (Windows Server OS / Active Directory Services / Microsoft Business Servers)
  • 2 years' experience managing an industry-leading virtualization platform (VMware / Hyper-V) or managing cloud resources (Azure/AWS)
Important
  • 3 years' Network Administration (Switching, Routing and Wireless)
  • 3 years' Network and Web security protocols
  • 3 years' experience with Forensic and monitoring tools e.g. Wireshark, etc.
Nice to have
  • 3 years' System Security vulnerability identification and remediation
  • 2 years' experience with public key infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic protocols e.g. SSL / TLS
  • 2 years' experience in PCIDSS as well as knowledge of local personal information protection legislation (POPI)
  • 3 years' experience in the installation, administration, maintenance and usage of security-hardened Operating Systems e.g. Kali Linux
  • 2 years' experience working within DSS PCI environments
  • 2 years' experience designing and deploying infrastructure security policies based on industry standards such as CIS, ISO27001
  • Ability to automate / script solutions (PowerShell / Python), or implementation of orchestration services
  • Exposure to SAP Business Systems (R/3, Netweaver) and database experience (MS SQL / MySQL)
  • 2 years' experience working with ZTNA/SASE
Qualifications:
  • Relevant industry certifications (see below)
Certifications:Essential
  • Fortinet NSE4
  • Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) / MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator)
Important (at least one of the following)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security
  • MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
  • ISC2 CISSP/SSCP
Nice to have
  • CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
  • CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator - Routing and Switching, Wireless, Collaboration
  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
  • Azure Security Engineer
  • RHCSA - Red Hat Certified System Administrator
  • CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
  • CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) - Routing and Switching, Wireless, Collaboration
  • Fortinet NSE7
  • KLCP - Kali Linux certified Professional and/or RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
  • CompTIA Cloud+
  • Cisco ISE

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  • Job Id
    JD1405424
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
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