Cyber Security Engineer
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Summary
Cyber Security Engineer on Reverside's Identity & Access Platforms team in Johannesburg, implementing and operating identity governance and access management across the organisation. Day-to-day involves managing Active Directory, Entra ID and Keycloak, SAML/OpenID Connect authentication, and applying IAM, PAM, Zero Trust and least-privilege practices.
Reverside is an established it
services provider focusing on delivering high-quality software development, it
resourcing, digital transformation, and systems support solutions. We are
always looking for skilled professionals to join our growing team and contribute
to innovative technology projects across various industries.
In this role, you’ll play a key part
in protecting our systems, data and customers by designing and implementing
modern Cyber Security solutions that operate at scale. You’ll work hands-on
with cutting-edge technologies, driving the shift toward Zero Trust
architecture and helping shape how secure access is delivered across a hybrid,
cloud first environment. From implementing and optimising solutions like
Zscaler, to collaborating with engineering teams across the business, you’ll be
at the forefront of securing a rapidly evolving digital landscape. This role is ideal for someone who
enjoys solving complex security challenges, influencing architecture, and
delivering robust, scalable solutions that make a real impact.
Experience
Required:
- Experience
in security engineering or a related technical role.
- Proven
experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale security solutions.
- Exposure
to multi-region or global deployments within complex environment.
- Experience
working in hybrid environments (on-premise and cloud).
- Hands-on
experience with Zscaler technologies (ZIA and/or ZPA).
- Practical
experience implementing or working within a Zero Trust security model,
including VPNmodernisation
or migration.
- Experience
integrating security platforms with Azure AD / Entra ID, including SAML and OIDCauthentication.
- Exposure
to SASE frameworks, identity-driven access and data protection (DLP).
Ideal:
- Experience
configuring SSO, SCIM provisioning and Conditional Access policies.
- Strong
networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, routing, proxies, SSL/TLS).
- Experience
working with AWS and/or Azure environments.
- Hands-on
experience troubleshooting production issues, including log analysis and
traffic debugging (e.g.Zscaler Nanolog).
- The
ability to collaborate across teams and simplify complex technical concepts.
Qualifications:
- A
relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
Knowledge:
- IT
systems processes (SDLC) and secure engineering practices.
- DevOps
principles and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Cloud
platforms (AWS, Azure) and modern application environments.
- Identity
and Access Management (IAM) concepts and technologies.
- Security
architecture, design patterns and compliance frameworks.
- Current
Cyber Security threats, trends and mitigation approaches.
Strong working
knowledge of:
- Zero
Trust security principles and identity-led architecture.
- SASE
and secure access frameworks.
- Authentication
and authorisation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth).
- Enterprise
networking and traffic flow concepts.
- Zscaler
architecture, logging and traffic inspectionation.