BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The main purpose of this position is to research, design, develop, implement and mature technologies and solutions related to Cyber Security Operations (CSO) within the Business Solutions and Technology Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Provide technical expertise as input into cloud security capabilities and appropriate controls for departmental/SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
• Provide operational and management support through effective reporting and dashboard creation where relevant.
• Design and deploy industry-aligned cloud security solutions to meet business requirements.
• Use and maintain cloud security technologies to identify potential security issues across technologies, solutions and applications within the SARB Group.
• Respond to minor security breaches by implementing operational countermeasures, including making technical configuration changes.
• Support the investigation and containment of major incidents using advanced information.
• Innovate, design and implement opportunities for improvements/enhancements, integration, consolidation and automation to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of CSO technology and resources in support of protecting business solutions.
• Research and keep abreast of new and changing cloud and cybersecurity technologies and architectures.
• Scan the external threat landscape and identify vulnerabilities within SARB Group solutions and assist solution owners with remediation activities relating to ever-evolving cyber threats.
• Provide technical input into addressing audit findings, penetration tests, threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming (TIBER) and other risk assessments.
• Work closely with the governance teams to develop policies, standards and a Group Cybersecurity Strategy.
• Attend to service and incident requests and ensure the resolution thereof within agreed service level standards.

• Provide technical expertise as input into cloud security capabilities and appropriate controls for departmental/SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
• Provide operational and management support through effective reporting and dashboard creation where relevant.
• Design and deploy industry-aligned cloud security solutions to meet business requirements.
• Use and maintain cloud security technologies to identify potential security issues across technologies, solutions and applications within the SARB Group.
• Respond to minor security breaches by implementing operational countermeasures, including making technical configuration changes.
• Support the investigation and containment of major incidents using advanced information.
• Innovate, design and implement opportunities for improvements/enhancements, integration, consolidation and automation to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of CSO technology and resources in support of protecting business solutions.
• Research and keep abreast of new and changing cloud and cybersecurity technologies and architectures.
• Scan the external threat landscape and identify vulnerabilities within SARB Group solutions and assist solution owners with remediation activities relating to ever-evolving cyber threats.
• Provide technical input into addressing audit findings, penetration tests, threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming (TIBER) and other risk assessments.
• Work closely with the governance teams to develop policies, standards and a Group Cybersecurity Strategy.
• Attend to service and incident requests and ensure the resolution thereof within agreed service level standards