IT Security Specialist at Mr Price Group
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Are you our new IT Security Specialist?
We are looking to secure an analytical, team player to join our Mr Price technology security team!
A day in your life?
- Work with architects, system engineers and other IT support teams to define, guide, advise on security standards across the IT landscape, monitoring network activity to identify vulnerable points
- Design and configure security hardware and software
- Use the toolsets available to identify and detect intrusions on corporate network and endpoints; detect any unauthorized attempts to access the systems
- Solutionise by providing options for the IT network for enhancement to the security roadmap
- Train other employees on security best practices, mentoring to junior team members
- Monitor software and hardware for any possible cyber attacks
- Perform security assessments and conduct internal scanning on the network
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- Analyze existing systems and make recommendations for changes or improvements
- Prepare reports, action plans and updating of the risk register
- Organize and conduct tests and “ethical hacks” of the existing company IT architecture
- Keep technical knowledge current through continuation of education
- Provide automation solutions as far as possible
- Serve as a security specialist and conduct training when required
- Draft policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines
- Be an active change advisory member by reviewing production changes
- Research and Design, benchmark, baseline exercises, trend analysis
- Align with enterprise’s security goals as established by its stated policies, procedures, and guidelines, and to actively work towards upholding those goals.
requirements
Education & Certifications
Relevant IT degree and certifications in 1 or more of the following:
- CompTIA Security+
- CISSP
- GIAC
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
- Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator,
- Associate of ISC
- Certified Cisco Administrator/Engineer
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
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Experience
- 3 years’ experience in a Security role
- 6+ years in an Infrastructure Back-end support environment
- Management of a Security information and event management environment
- Governance (POPI/Data Protection/PCI/Policy and Procedure)
- Design, test, implementation and support of vulnerability management solutions, authentication methods, Windows, Apple & Linux operating systems, protocols, Mobile device management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention software, network, perimeter, endpoint, application, cloud solutions, identity and access management, penetration testing
- Scripting and knowledge of the NIST and SANS framework would be a great advantage
- Knowledge of current security risks and protocols, creation of policy, procedure and standards documentation.
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