Senior Systems Security Engineer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

BIT003854/SL

Date posted:

Monday, January 13, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

600000

SUMMARY:
Are you Seasoned Senior Linux Engineer / Senior Systems Security Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity? Do you have a good balance of Linux Security, Scripting and cloud deployment experience? Here's a hybrid opportunity to join a stable, multinational ITC company.

POSITION INFO:
My client is a leading Software Solutions provider, serving a vast variety of industries.

In this role, your main function will be to oversee cloud and on-premises infrastructure security, system updates, and certificate management, and deliver seamless solutions that meet the needs of the business, including product support.

It Involves:

Manage and maintain Linux (Amazon Linux 2023) security updates.
Execute package management and updates on GitLab & Wazuh.
Design, deploy, implement & maintain:
- Email security protocols (DNS, DKIM, SPF) and best practices (IAM, public clouds vs private zones, least privileges, segregation of duties, and change control)
- Zero-trust infrastructure (VPN solutions)
- Network protocols / concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, subnets, routing, and firewalls).
- Cloud infrastructure (Azure & AWS) - Migration from On-Prem (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL) to cloud-based environments (AWS / Azure).
- DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines and CI/CD techniques; Octopus Deploy, TeamCity, Atlassian Pipelines, Jenkins).
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.)
Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell)

Education:

A Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Engineering or equivalent)

Job Experience & Skills Required:

7+ years Linux systems administration experience
Experience in mentorship (of junior team members)
Excellent communication skills and solid stakeholder engagement experience.

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