Cyber Security Analyst (SOC, Shifts)

When the network goes down at this manufacturing group with several sites in Pietermaritzburg, you're the one who brings it back. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Work with ISPs on link faults and fibre installs
• Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
• Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures

• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration

• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh
• ISO 27001 audit experience

• Funded certification path
• Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance
• Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows

• Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
• Group your CV skills by area, such as networking, cloud, security and scripting, so the tech reviewer finds them fast.