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Cyber Security Analyst (SOC, Shifts) – Experienced

How2Apply Talent Network

Midrand, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 2 hours ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

You'll keep servers, networks and cloud services up and secure for a manufacturing group with several sites in Midrand. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Midrand, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

The work, day to day

Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget
Work with ISPs on link faults and fibre installs
Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
Document network diagrams and change records
Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules

What you need

Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts
At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration

Nice if you have

CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification
Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible

What you get

Medical aid and provident fund
Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance
Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows
Funded certification path

How to apply for this job

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): certification transcript from Microsoft, Cisco or AWS, IT degree or diploma plus short summary of one infrastructure project you led.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Midrand; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Tips to get shortlisted

Include your certification verification links, since many employers check them before the interview.
Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.