56 Security Audits jobs in South Africa
Senior Practitioner: Threat and Risk Assessment (3-Year Fixed Term Contract) at SIU
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Introduction
The SIU has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Talent to join our dynamic team, passionate about the fight against corruption and recovering financial losses suffered by the State.
The SIU hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for the opportunities to serve the Unit:
Description
Main purpose: To proactively identify, analyse and mitigate risks that could impact SIU operations, assets, personnel and information. To lead a team to mitigate the risk and respond to incidents, and also collaborate with other State agencies (State Security Agency SSA), South African Police Service (SAPS, National Prosecution Authority (NPA) and Defence intelligence to address threats and intimidations and recommendations to mitigate the risks.
Key performance areas (Include but are not limited to): Threat Intelligence & Risk Identification. Risk Assessments & Analysis. Security Training & Awareness. Incident Response & Forensics. Vulnerability.
Technical skills: Communication, Presentation. Interpersonal, Risk Management and Risk Management Systems. Report Writing. Planning and organising. Project Management. Relationship Management. Time Management. Investigations. Security Audits and Contingency Planning. Analytical thinking. Contracts Management
Understand threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures in the physical environment, demonstrate your capability in real-world scenarios, and apply structured assessment methods.
Required knowledge and Behavioural (include but not limited to): Sound Knowledge of safety and security laws, rules and procedures, including, without limitation, as amended from time to time. Public Finance Management Act. Treasury Regulations. Risk Management Framework in the Public Sector, encompassing public security, including the Minimum Information Security Standard (MISS) and the Minimum Physical Security Standards (MPSS). Sound knowledge of SHE legislation. Sound technical knowledge of information system security technology. Sound technical knowledge in security-related systems. Sound knowledge of risk identification and of risk management systems. Understanding of the public sector profile. Advanced MS Office proficiency. Attention to detail. Deadline driven. Result-oriented. Reliable. Integrity. Independent. Seld started. Innovative.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum qualification and experience: Grade 12 Certificate. PSIRA Certificate Grade A. National Diploma/Bachelor's Degree in Security Risk Management or Diploma in Policing or related field (NQF6/7). 3 Years of experience in the security-related field, of which 3 years are at a supervisory or management level. SSA Security Advisory/Management course as an added advantage.
Please Note
- The appointment of candidates will be at the Unit's sole discretion, and the Unit reserves the right not to make an appointment.
- The SIU is an Anti-Corruption Investigating Unit and requires applicants to make a full and frank disclosure in their application form.
- Fraudulent qualifications or documentation will automatically disqualify candidates.
- All candidates will be subjected to integrity screening procedures in line with the SIU Screening, Vetting and Lifestyle Audit Policy, and a favourable end report is essential.
- Other critical positions may be subjected to vetting procedures after appointments in line with the SIU Screening, Vetting and Lifestyle Audit Policy.
- Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Please be advised that applications received mean that processing may take some time. Candidates who have not been contacted within three (3) months of the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
- POPIA disclaimer: In line with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013, by applying for this position, it is accepted that you have consented to your personal information being used and kept for the purposes of processing your application. The SIU will ensure the protection and safeguarding of personal information, and all information collected will not be shared with any third parties or be used for purposes other than those for which it was intended.
- The SIU is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity. Preference will be given to persons from designated groups, in particular Africans, Coloureds and people with disabilities, in line with the SIU Employment Equity Plan.
- The salary offered will be in line with SIU-approved salary scales, which may change subject to relevant approvals and annual increases.
- The SIU will not compensate any relocation costs for appointed incumbents.
- Late applications will not be considered after the closing date.
- PRISA
- Threat Intelligenc
- Risk Identification
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Contract
- Job function Information Technology
- Industries Law Enforcement
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#J-18808-LjbffrInformation Security Architect
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Job title: Information Security Architect
Contract duration: Start with 6 months
First preference: EEE candidates
Location: JHB
The Head of Security Architecture for the organization is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security architectures that protect sensitive data in compliance with regulations such as POPIA, GDPR. This role is critical in safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic health records (EHR), patient and employee information, medical devices, and cloud-based healthcare services. The role will focus on designing and developing security architecture that aligns business and corporate security strategy. The role will collaboratively direct Security Architects, IT, and Engineers to design and build security controls and solutions compliant with approved enterprise architecture frameworks and standards across business and digital.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop complex and comprehensive security architectures for our systems, applications, and infrastructure, considering both current and future needs.
- Collaborates with stakeholders, including developers, engineers, and project managers, to integrate security requirements into the system design and development lifecycle.
- Provides guidance and expertise in secure coding practices, network security, identity and access management, data protection, and other security domains.
- Model threats and risks, designing the controls necessary to mitigate them, on both an organizational and technical level – thinking like an attacker, understanding and anticipating the moves and tactics that a hacker might use to attack systems.
- Follow the architecture analysis process, which consists of research, validation, and evaluation of all new initiatives, with phase gate reviews presented to all stakeholders during key forums, including current trends such as AI and LLMS.
- Evaluates and selects security technologies, tools, and frameworks to support the organization’s security.
- Define portfolio vision and reusable security patterns aligned with the EA strategy.
- Lead architecture reviews for high-risk projects, driving recommendations to resolution.
- Advise on security controls for hybrid and cloud platforms, balancing usability, cost, and compliance.
- Defines and applies security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
- Leads incident response activities, including identification, containment, eradication, and recovery, in coordination with the incident response team.
- Experience with Cloud Security platform vendors and technologies such as Azure and AWS.
- Manage security architects and mentor engineers, developers, and vendors.
What will you bring?
- Risk-based decision-making - expert in ISO 27001 / NIST / CIS controls, able to quantify and articulate risk, then select proportionate, cost-effective controls.
- Pen-testing & threat-modelling - scoping, overseeing, and translating results into enforceable patterns and backlog items.
- Influential communication - proven ability to engage C-suite and delivery stakeholders alike, adapting style to gain agreement and drive secure-by-design culture.
- Teamwork and Energy – work across different functional and business teams with effective collaboration.
- Technical depth - hands-on knowledge of cloud security, IAM, container & API security, network segmentation, encryption, and DevSecOps toolchains; capable of explaining the exploitability of complex vulnerabilities. Zero trust design thinking.
- Mentoring & governance - experience in line-managing or coaching security architects/engineers and running architecture assurance or design-review boards.
- Secure-system design leadership - demonstrable track record creating or validating architectures for large-scale, high-risk services using recognised frameworks (SABSA, TOGAF).
Requirements / Skills and Competence
- Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred)
- Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in Security Architecture.
- CISSP, CISA, CISM, or other relevant security-related designation(s) preferred.
- Certifications in CISSP-ISSAP, TOGAF, or SABSA, cloud architecture (Microsoft, AWS, GCP)
- Experience in identifying gaps in existing architectures.
- Understanding of security infrastructure in Public and Private Cloud, e.g., virtual network infrastructure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions.
- Experience in designing security architectures to mitigate threats and sound knowledge of security strategies and technologies.
- Direct the Project and Security teams with the guidance to build policies, standards, risks, and controls frameworks supporting operational requirements for the business.
- Good experience in security architecture design in Cloud and on-prem.
- Design and implementation of IOT, endpoint protection, and secure IAM.
- Understanding of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI, etc.) and other IAM technologies
- Understanding of the implementation, operation, and maintenance of SIEM, boundary protection technologies (firewalls, mail gateways), Antivirus, and AD security products
- Knowledge of web application architectures and threat modelling.
Information Security Consultant
Posted 1 day ago
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Our client, a leading financial services firm, is seeking an Information Security Consultant to join their team on a permanent basis.
Responsibilities- Security Auditing
- Responsible for Security tools monitoring
- Network experience (TCP/IP, Firewalls, IPS, NAC)
- Operating System management and Hardening
- Anti-Virus System management and Configuration
- Logical Access Management
- Vulnerability Management
- Matric and an Information Technology diploma or degree qualification
- 4+ years experience in the field
Salary: Market Related
#J-18808-LjbffrInformation Security Architect
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Job title: Information Security Architect
Contract duration: Start with 6 months
First preference: EEE candidates
Location: JHB
The Head of Security Architecture for the organization is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security architectures that protect sensitive data in compliance with regulations such as POPIA, GDPR. This role is critical in safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic health records (EHR), patient and employee information, medical devices, and cloud-based healthcare services. The role will focus on designing and developing security architecture that aligns business and corporate security strategy. The role will collaboratively direct Security Architects, IT, and Engineers to design and build security controls and solutions compliant with approved enterprise architecture frameworks and standards across business and digital.
Key Responsibilities- Design and develop complex and comprehensive security architectures for our systems, applications, and infrastructure, considering both current and future needs
- Collaborates with stakeholders, including developers, engineers, and project managers, to integrate security requirements into the system design and development lifecycle
- Provides guidance and expertise in secure coding practices, network security, identity and access management, data protection, and other security domains
- Model threats and risks, designing the controls necessary to mitigate them, on both an organizational and technical level - thinking like an attacker, understanding and anticipating the moves and tactics that a hacker might use to attack systems
- Follow the architecture analysis process, which consists of research, validation, and evaluation of all new initiatives, with phase gate reviews presented to all stakeholders during key forums, including current trends such as AI and LLMS
- Evaluates and selects security technologies, tools, and frameworks to support the organization's security
- Define portfolio vision and reusable security patterns aligned with the EA strategy
- Lead architecture reviews for high-risk projects, driving recommendations to resolution
- Advise on security controls for hybrid and cloud platforms, balancing usability, cost, and compliance
- Defines and applies security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices
- Leads incident response activities, including identification, containment, eradication, and recovery, in coordination with the incident response team
- Experience with Cloud Security platform vendors and technologies such as Azure and AWS
- Manage security architects and mentor engineers, developers, and vendors
- Risk-based decision-making - expert in ISO 27001 / NIST / CIS controls, able to quantify and articulate risk, then select proportionate, cost-effective controls
- Pen-testing & threat-modelling - scoping, overseeing, and translating results into enforceable patterns and backlog items
- Influential communication - proven ability to engage C-suite and delivery stakeholders alike, adapting style to gain agreement and drive secure-by-design culture
- Teamwork and Energy - work across different functional and business teams with effective collaboration
- Technical depth - hands-on knowledge of cloud security, IAM, container & API security, network segmentation, encryption, and DevSecOps toolchains; capable of explaining the exploitability of complex vulnerabilities. Zero trust design thinking
- Mentoring & governance - experience in line-managing or coaching security architects/engineers and running architecture assurance or design-review boards
- Secure-system design leadership - demonstrable track record creating or validating architectures for large-scale, high-risk services using recognised frameworks (SABSA, TOGAF)
- Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred)
- Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in Security Architecture
- CISSP, CISA, CISM, or other relevant security-related designation(s) preferred
- Certifications in CISSP-ISSAP, TOGAF, or SABSA, cloud architecture (Microsoft, AWS, GCP)
- Experience in identifying gaps in existing architectures
- Understanding of security infrastructure in Public and Private Cloud, e.g., virtual network infrastructure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions
- Experience in designing security architectures to mitigate threats and sound knowledge of security strategies and technologies
- Direct the Project and Security teams with the guidance to build policies, standards, risks, and controls frameworks supporting operational requirements for the business
- Good experience in security architecture design in Cloud and on-prem
- Design and implementation of IOT, endpoint protection, and secure IAM
- Understanding of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI, etc.) and other IAM technologies
- Understanding of the implementation, operation, and maintenance of SIEM, boundary protection technologies (firewalls, mail gateways), Antivirus, and AD security products
- Knowledge of web application architectures and threat modelling
- Mid-Senior level
- Contract
- Information Technology
- IT Services and IT Consulting
Information Security Administrator
Posted 2 days ago
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Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen. As part of our talented team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.
Responsibilities- To assist in identifying, defining and maintaining the information security policy and baseline standards.
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
- Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing expert advice and consulting on all aspects of IT security.
- Support IT Security leaders to participate in the FirstRand Bank Information Risk awareness program and to ensure that staff is aware of information security risks.
- Assist and administer the implementation of control mechanisms, which enables Information Security Services to have a view of the status of information security.
- Ensure all Information Security analysis and research are captured, recorded and reported on to ensure correct actions are implemented.
- Maintain current knowledge of the Information Systems security industry's emerging technologies.
- An adaptable problem solver who does not fear change but thrives from it.
- A disruptor in your field of IT expertise
- An initiative taker who identifies opportunity and improves
- Known for your delivery track record.
- Wanting to be in a career that makes meaningful contribution to your and other people's lives.
- Curious - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more.
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
- Courageous - you're brave enough to think and do things differently and are always ready to put your hand up and take ownership.
- A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks.
- Emotionally intelligent - you have a high EQ that enables you to truly connect with people, no matter how technical or specialist your role is.
- Opportunities to network and collaborate.
- Inspiring work environment
- Work that is challenging
- Space to make a difference.
- Opportunities to innovate.
- Conditions that are flexible
- Focus on health and wellbeing (onsite wellness center, gym and crèche at our main campus to innovative employee wellbeing and financial fitness programmes)
- Resources to help you with your professional development.
- Generous leave policy
- Preferential employee banking rates
- When it comes to learning and development, we encourage our changeable to expand their knowledge, on their own, with others, in person or online.
- As for our workspace, it is immersive, collaborative, and energetic because at FNB, innovation is our lifeblood and change in our DNA.
Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!
Job Details- Seniority level: Entry level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Information Technology
- Industries: Banking
Closing date: 06/09/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
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