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Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Intermediate Cyber Security Engineer to join our team.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package that allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment, and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!
- Scale: 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do.
- Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time.
- Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
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This position reports to the Takealot Group Cyber Security Manager
Our ideal candidates have a passion for technology, and they are constantly exploring, learning, and improving their skills. They are able to apply what they have learned and are able to share their knowledge freely. We embrace fit-for-purpose technology, meaning we have a diverse stack.
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Just like our culture, we obsess about building systems that are elegant, performant, reliable, scalable, yet simple. Our teams are autonomous, collaborative units that share a business and engineering vision, but have the freedom to tweak and influence how they go about their mission.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Performing penetration tests of Takealot Group applications, networks and systems.
- Designing and implementing technical solutions to enhance defensive security measures.
- Providing mentorship and guidance on security practices within the organisation.
- Deploying, managing, and monitoring security tools such as SIEM, IPS/IDS, and UEBA.
- Responding to and or managing security incidents as per standards and playbooks.
- Continuously striving to enhance security auditing and monitoring capabilities.
- Creating custom applications designed to detect and alert on potential security threats.
- Collaborating with broader engineering teams to ensure the security of platforms, applications, and networks.
- Strengthening server security and integrating security measures into the platform architecture.
- Developing automation scripts to address complex security challenges efficiently.
- The role requires flexibility in support responsibilities, including on-call availability for time-sensitive technical matters. This involves [e.g., "responding to system alerts, resolving urgent client issues, or assisting with deployment challenges"]. The team ensures clear protocols and collaborative workflows to manage demands effectively.
The skills we need:
- Passionate about technology and security
- Curious, always learning, and keeps up to date with current security affairs
- A team player, an active listener, a mentor, and able to communicate well
- Shows solid reasoning and decision-making
- Possesses the ability to work under pressure
- A passion for open source technologies
Qualifications & Experience:
- A formal qualification/degree in Computer Science or Engineering would be advantageous with 3+ years of experience or 4-5 years of professional experience in a security or similar role with a combination of certifications such as (OSCP, CEH, CISM, CISSP, etc.).
- Experience with contributing to bug bounty programs such as HackerOne, or professional experience in performing and reporting on penetration tests or Red Team engagements
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- Solid, working understanding of Open Source Operating Systems and Applications
- Working knowledge and experience of a programming language such as Python
- Solid, working understanding of Networking (TCP, UDP, IP, nmap, wireshark, etc.)
- Solid, working understanding of web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS)
- Experience with IAM systems and access governance
- Experience with WAF (Cloudflare)
- Experience with Google Cloud or a similar cloud provider, such as AWS or Azure
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containers in general (Is a plus)
- Experience with defensive systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Canaries, Fail2Ban, etc.)
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
- Working knowledge of Automation workflows
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