Stellenbosch, Cape Town | Predominantly Onsite | R80k to R120k per month
Job Level: Senior Security Engineer (L3)
Job Purpose
The Senior Endpoint Security Engineer serves as the technical lead for endpoint security, vulnerability management and workstation/server protection across the organisation.
The role will drive endpoint security strategy, lead complex investigations, mentor engineers and help mature the organisation's endpoint security capabilities.
Additional Responsibilities
In addition to L2 responsibilities:
- Own Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture and standards.
- Lead major incident investigations.
- Drive vulnerability remediation programmes.
- Lead endpoint hardening initiatives.
- Define security baselines and standards.
- Develop automation and remediation workflows.
- Mentor junior engineers.
- Lead security improvement projects.
- Provide executive-level security reporting.
- Drive compliance and governance activities.
Experience
- 6–10+ years' Information Security experience.
- 4+ years dedicated Endpoint Security experience.
- Strong Microsoft Security stack expertise.
- Experience leading remediation and security improvement programmes.
Certifications Preferred
- SC-200
- AZ-500
- CISSP
- Microsoft Defender Specialist certifications
What they Offer:
Market-related salary package
Annual performance bonus
Discovery Medical Aid contribution
4% company provident fund contribution
20 days annual leave
Paid public holidays
Family responsibility leave
Structured career development opportunities
Exposure to enterprise-scale cyber security environments
Opportunity to work with some of the industry's leading cyber security specialists
A collaborative, people-first culture within an Award-winning Global MSSP
Benefits:
Discovery Medical Aid Contribution
4% Provident Fund Contribution
Annual Performance Bonus
20 Days Annual Leave
Enterprise Client Exposure
Continuous Learning & Career Growth
Global Cyber Security Consultancy Environment