Cloud Security Engineer, Johannesburg

Key Experience:

• At least 4-7 years of Cloud Experience (AWS, Azure or GCP (Google))
• Securing cloud environments and protecting data.
• Implementing security measures, monitoring cloud infrastructure for threats, and responds to security incidents.
• May work with various security tools and technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and identity and access management solutions.
• Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification
• Configuring and maintaining MS Azure PaaS & IaaS & SaaS offerings
• Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification
• Exposure to Active Directory, Hyper-V (admin & config), IIS Administration, OS Internal concepts, Security experience
• Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certifications
• Microsoft Management tools (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, MS Orchestrator (Opalis))
• MS SQL Server performance tuning
• Server clustering experience
• Understanding of security and segregation of duty requirements for an enterprise system
• Working knowledge with Networking Concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS, Networking Tools (ping, tracert, tracemon, NetMon, wire shark, etc), and Scripting Tools (Powershell & XML)

Qualifications:

• Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent is an advantage
• Relevant Cloud Security Certifications

Soft Skills:

• Collaborative personality with excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels in the organization
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to visualize the big picture and manage minute details
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent time management
• Excellent training skills
• Excellent writing skills (English)
• Motivated and strong work ethic

Scope of Work:

• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Cloud Infrastructure Design/Architecture definition
• Customer Cloud Infrastructure maintenance
• Customer Environment Deployment
• Customer Support on Environments
• Cyber Security Regulations
• Design, provision, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure
• Engage with business users, analysts, and peers to provide solutions following a defined Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process
• Estimation of Architecture Costs
• Performance Monitoring, proactive management, and Reporting
• Server Administration