Cyber Security Engineer

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Join A Team That Protects What Matters

At Capitec, we’re building secure, innovative banking solutions and we need skilled professionals who can stay one step ahead of evolving cyber threats. As a Cyber Security Engineer, who specializes in Incident Response , you will focus on identifying vulnerabilities, monitoring security events, and responding to incidents, while leveraging threat intelligence to strengthen our overall security posture and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

What You Will Do?

• Conduct vulnerability research and analyse security threats
• Perform risk assessments and report on security posture
• Monitor systems and logs for suspicious activity
• Respond to and mitigate security incidents and breaches
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities across systems
• Maintain incident records and improve response processes
• Collaborate with IT/dev teams to embed security in systems
• Collect and share threat intelligence across teams
• Track attack patterns and support security improvements
• Build threat dashboards for monitoring and reporting

Requirements

What We Are Looking For

• At least 5 years’ experience in Incident Response and Threat Mitigation
• Experience with: Active Directory, SQL, SharePoint, Windows/Red Hat
• Exposure to Agile/DevOps environments
• Relevant IT/Computer Science qualification
• Preferably banking/financial services experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade12 (National Certificate / Vocational)
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology / Computer Science

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communications Skills
• Decision making skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Planning, organising and coordination skills

Remuneration & Benefits

Why Work For Capitec?

• Work on high-impact security challenges within a leading digital bank
• Be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking security team
• Continuous learning and exposure to modern fintech and API ecosystems
• Opportunity to influence how security is embedded across the organisation

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record

Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.