521 Identity And Access Management jobs in South Africa

Educational qualifications

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3 Year IT related Degree

Relevant experience

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At least 5 years of experience in building and managing IAM systems.

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MS AD/ EntraID preferred.

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Expertise in IAM protocols, directory services, access control models and identity lifecycle management.

Required certifications

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Comptia S+

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SC-300

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AZ-500

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About Nintex:

At Nintex, we are transforming the way people work, everywhere.

As the global standard for process intelligence and automation, we're trusted by over 10,000 public and private sector organizations across 90 countries. Our customers, from industry giants like Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft, rely on the Nintex Platform to accelerate their digital transformation journeys by managing, automating, and optimizing business processes quickly and efficiently. We improve their lives through the technology we build.

We are committed to fostering a workplace that supports amazing people in doing their very best work every day. Collaboration is constant, our workplace is fun, the environment is fast-paced, and we value our people’s curiosity, ideas, and enthusiasm. Driven by passion and accountability, we take initiative, measure progress, and deliver results. Our culture fosters innovation and problem-solving, fueled by curiosity and a commitment to thinking big. Together, we move with agility, prioritize customer needs, and build unity through empathy, leaving a positive impact wherever we go.

About the role:

The Security Engineer will implement the organization's security policies, procedures, and standards. This role requires an in-depth understanding of current and emerging threats and technology to drive innovation and improvement in all technical areas of security.

This role requires a proven background in Cloud Application Security Operations on Azure or AWS.

This role is hybrid in JHB.

Your contribution will be:

• Manage and support vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7) including scheduling, result analysis, and report generation.
• Support and enhance SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar) including data ingestion, parsing, correlation rules, dashboards, and alerts.
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and development teams to ensure proper tool integration and secure configurations across environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to security tool performance, configurations, and updates.
• Maintain and document tool configurations, SOPs, and knowledge base articles.
• Contribute to tool selection and evaluation processes by providing technical input and performing proof-of-concepts.
• Oversee security tooling and strategic automation as it relates to managing remediations at scale
• Assist in incident response and remediation of identified security-related events

To be successful , we think you need:

• 3+ years’ experience in software security / penetration testing role, or equivalent experience
• Experience with SIEM platforms like Splunk/QRadar etc
• Experience supporting API security tools (e.g., AWS WAF, Cloudflare, F5, Imperva)
• Blue team experience would be highly beneficial
• Some cloud experience i.e. AWS/GCP/Azure

What’s in it for you?

Nintex has a hybrid working model, enabling us to build culture, learn, and grow together. We intentionally connect and collaborate, while emphasizing flexibility with a blend of at-home and in-office work. This role is a hybrid role in our local Nintex office.

While our offerings differ from country to country, we offer our entire global workforce an array of exciting perks and benefits, including

• Global Gratitude and Recharge Days
• Flexible, paid time off policy
• Employee wellness programs and counseling resources
• Meaningful peer recognition and awards
• Paid parental leave
• Invention/patenting assistance
• Community impact, paid volunteer time, and opportunities
• Intercultural learning and celebration
• Multiple tools through which to learn and grow, and an incredible global community

View more about our benefits here: .

Equity Statement : Preference will be given to People Living with Disability who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Company.

Job Description

Job Description We are exclusively representing a mission-driven global leader in the Health-Tech sector. This rapidly scaling organization is dedicated to developing smart affordable digital health solutions that increase access to care for millions of people worldwide. With a strong presence in the market and significant growth ahead they are committed to building a world-class security and compliance function to protect their users and enable their mission.

This is a greenfield opportunity for a senior security professional to build a mature cybersecurity program from the ground up. The current environment is agile and fast-paced and this role is pivotal in embedding security into the fabric of the organization. Your mission is to move the company from a reactive to a proactive security posture architecting the systems processes and compliance frameworks required for global scale. This isnt a maintenance role; its a chance to be the foundational security leader and architect with a direct impact on the companys ability to grow and enter new markets securely.

Success in this role will be measured by your ability to achieve the following key objectives :

• Spearhead Compliance Readiness: Within the first 12-18 months successfully architect and lead the organizations preparation for SOC2 Type 2 and HiTrust certifications. This involves conducting gap analyses developing remediation plans and partnering with internal teams and external auditors to build a robust auditable compliance framework.
• Modernize Vulnerability Management: Overhaul the existing vulnerability management program by establishing an automated scanning triaging and remediation workflow. Your success will be demonstrated by a measurable reduction in the average time-to-remediate critical vulnerabilities across the companys AWS infrastructure and applications.
• Establish a DevSecOps Culture: Architect and integrate a comprehensive security strategy into the entire software development lifecycle. This includes implementing automated security gates within the CI / CD pipeline and working closely with development teams to ensure secure coding standards and infrastructure provisioning are adopted and followed.
• Architect Automated Threat Detection & Response: Design and deploy a modern automated security monitoring and incident response capability for the AWS cloud environment. You will leverage tools like AWS GuardDuty and WAF and implement SIEM / SOAR principles to significantly reduce the mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR) to security threats.
• Build the Cybersecurity Roadmap & Knowledge Base: Develop and own the companys first formal cybersecurity roadmap and create a centralized comprehensive document bank for all security policies procedures and architectural diagrams. This will serve as the single source of truth for internal governance and to satisfy external customer and audit requests efficiently.

• Minimum Requirements: An engineering degree in Computer Science Software or a related field is essential.
• Proven Compliance Leadership: Demonstrated track record of leading an organization through a major compliance certification process such as SOC2 HiTrust or ISO 27001.
• Hands-On Cloud Security Expertise: Deep practical experience architecting and securing cloud-native infrastructure particularly within the AWS ecosystem (IAM GuardDuty WAF EKS / ECS etc.).
• DevSecOps Champion: Experience building security into the CI / CD pipeline and fostering a collaborative security culture within engineering teams.
• Strategic & Tactical Mindset: You can create a high-level security roadmap while also being comfortable diving deep to implement technical controls automate processes and respond to incidents.
• Certifications (Desirable): Professional certifications such as CISSP CCSP OSCP or PNPT are highly advantageous.

Key Skills: Splunk, IDS, Network security, Computer Networking, Identity & Access Management, PKI, PCI, NIST Standards, Security System Experience, Information Security, Encryption, Siem

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Job Purpose:

Responsible for company-wide cybersecurity and related documents, process and record management to ensure that systems and products are safe and effective. Ensures data integrity, and that information is kept accurate and consistent unless authorized changes are made (and documented), and that confidentiality is upheld by protecting information from unauthorized access. Responsible for cybersecurity compliance and training throughout the Company.

As the IT Security Engineer, you'll support the company by taking the lead on cybersecurity and working with the team to perform ongoing operations, administration, and development of security systems, as well as implementing fixes that would protect their systems. You will continuously work towards high confidence and high accuracy detection rules leveraging abnormal or suspicious events.

Minimum education (essential):
Engineering degree (Computer, Software, Mechanical or Electronic

Minimum education (desirable):

• OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)
• PNPT (Practical Network Penetration Tester)
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Practitioner)

• AWS Well Architected Framework
• Trusted Advisor
• GuardDuty / SCP / SSM / IAM / WAF
• Container services such as ECS/EKS
• Incident detection and response management.
• Performing penetration tests and vulnerability scans against networks and infrastructure, applications and AWS environments.
• Drafting and implementing security policies, security procedures, security design and implementation.

• ISO 14971 (risk management) compliance
• ISO 27032 (cybersecurity) compliance
• SOC2 Type 2 (with HiTrust attestation) or HiTrust experience (or equivalent)

• Deep understanding of automation, quality engineering, architectural methodologies, principles, and solution design.
• Familiarity with operational observability, including log aggregation, application performance monitoring, etc.
• Understanding of the following: Linux/Windows server and application administration and configuration, networking, scripting and automation, large scale distributed computing architecture.
• Solid knowledge of IT security (firewalls, EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, vulnerability scanning forensic and Threat Hunting).
• Understanding of AWS ECS & Kubernetes and Containerisation (Docker/Podman/Containerd) with implementation, support, and design.
• Knowledge in security classification frameworks like MITRE or the cyber-attack kill chain.
• Good knowledge and understanding of industry standards, memberships, and frameworks such as CIS and SOC 2.

• Drive development standards and processes related to cybersecurity compliance.
• Monitor all cybersecurity processes, operations and infrastructure, monitoring internal and external policy and regulatory compliance.
• Review and evaluate development designs (for existing products and during design phase for new products) to identify gaps in cybersecurity controls, and drive updates to any cybersecurity or compliance documentation.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to prepare for SOC2 Type 2 and HiTrust).
• Drive cybersecurity audit strategy and readiness from a dev, security and devops perspective.
• Identify, implement and maintain all security tools and technology.
• Schedule (and ideally automate) internal vulnerability scans, remediating findings and ensuring accurate & timely reporting to satisfy PCI DSS requirements.
• Schedule annual Penetration Tests with external supplier(s) and ensure implementation of items identified in remediation plans.
• Complete required cybersecurity applications and records for large customers and audits, including reporting as required.

• Drive and action where required the planning, installation, monitoring and maintenance of IT systems and infrastructure focused on cyber security including any penetration testing that is required.
• Design and execute short- and long-term initiatives to detect and prevent any security vulnerabilities in the IT infrastructure (cloud, security and devops) to meet current and future needs.
• Develop, execute and oversee procedures, policies and related training plans for cybersecurity project management and infrastructure administration.
• Conduct research and recommend changes in services, products, protocols, and standards to support development efforts and infrastructure procurement.
• Define software and hardware security standards in collaboration with stakeholders and owners for the provisioning of the development and IT infrastructure.
• Ensure appropriate security levels on network, infrastructure and servers are maintained, ensuring that the IT team follows the requirements set in line with cybersecurity standards.
• Implement cybersecurity continuous improvement programs.
• Crisis management - keeping stakeholders informed and actively working with teams to return service in the shortest possible time frame. This would include documenting all disaster recovery procedures.
• Effective management and optimisation of vendors (where applicable) as well as collaborating with the dev and IT teams as necessary.

• Collaborate with divisional the RAQA team and Senior ManagersManagerst to define and centralize risks and put mitigation measures in place for new and existing products and services, from a cybersecurity and privacy perspective.
• Improve the automation of security controls.
• Work closely with the dev team on defining industry-standard processes and system requirements, identifying and proposing fixes to shortcomings in the development lifecycle, code reviews and scanning as well as infrastructure provisioning.
• Work with the dev team to ensure that security standards and policies are being set up and configured correctly, ensuring adherence to certifications and best-practice.
• Assist with remediations on risk items identified from security and preventative detection reviews to ensure compliance and ensure the security posture of the IT landscape is ensured at all times.
• Remediate audit items by putting measures in place to prevent the recurrence of findings. For example, by making sure that audit findings are resolved by the relevant personnel and that the resolutions are such that they prevent the item from reoccurring in the future.
• Manage internal and external audits as required with relation to cybersecurity.
• Maintain documentation for cybersecurity-related risks, processes and findings.

• Manage annual cybersecurity roadmap, IT audit (internal and external) plan and calendar.
• Work closely with the Compliance team to gather and submit evidence for all security and IT audits.
• Proactively keep stakeholders updated on status, progress, risks and problems.
• Review and approve documented outcomes of Penetration Tests, Remediation Plans and required activities.
• Review and approve documented outcomes of Vulnerability Scans, Remediation Plans and required activities.
• Maintain cybersecurity documents and records in line with certification requirements.
• Maintain document bank and matrix for the cybersecurity setup and external customer-audit matrix requests. For example, ensuring that all cybersecurity related information, such as architectural diagrams, asset lists, asset control lists and vulnerabilities, can be referenced from a single central source from which to direct the readers to the appropriate resources.