Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity Specialist / Cybersecurity Engineer / Cloud Security Architect protects an organisation’s systems, applications, data, networks, and cloud environments from cyber threats and security risks. This role combines security engineering, architecture, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk assessment to build and maintain secure, resilient technology environments.

The position works closely with Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Software Development, IT Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and business teams to design security controls and resolve security issues. Responsibilities include assessing vulnerabilities, configuring security tools, monitoring alerts, reviewing access controls, supporting secure cloud deployments, investigating incidents, and recommending improvements to security architecture and operational practices.

The role also supports security governance by developing standards, reviewing technical designs, maintaining documentation, and helping teams meet internal policies and regulatory requirements. It translates technical risks into clear recommendations for stakeholders, promotes secure-by-design practices, and strengthens the organisation’s ability to detect, prevent, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, cloud security, network security, IT risk, security operations, or a related role.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, vulnerability management, incident response, identity security, and security architecture.
• Experience designing, implementing, or maintaining security controls across cloud, network, endpoint, application, or identity environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-security services and platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or similar environments.
• Knowledge of cloud-security concepts including IAM, network segmentation, encryption, key management, logging, security groups, secure configuration, and workload protection.
• Experience with security tools such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, web application firewalls, email security, CASB, or cloud-security posture-management tools.
• Ability to investigate security alerts, analyse logs, identify root causes, and support containment, remediation, and recovery activities.
• Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, security reviews, risk assessments, penetration-test remediation, or compliance-gap analysis.
• Understanding of secure software-development practices, application security, APIs, DevSecOps, container security, and CI/CD security controls.
• Familiarity with frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or relevant privacy requirements.
• Ability to write security requirements, architecture documentation, risk reports, incident records, and stakeholder recommendations.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Relevant certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CEH, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or similar credentials are an advantage.