Cyber Security Analyst (SOC, Shifts) – Experienced

Patch, monitor, back up and harden systems at an university IT department in Atlantis. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Atlantis, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
• Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget

• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Clear change management and documentation habits
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance

• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh

• Funded certification path
• Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance
• Medical aid and provident fund

• Mention the environment size, such as "120 VMs, 14 sites, 900 users", as it tells recruiters your level.
• Include your certification verification links, since many employers check them before the interview.