AWS Security Engineer at Vodacom

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• The development of security controls, mentoring others in technical security concepts and ensuring secure cloud practices are followed.
• Assist others in interpreting, understanding, and applying information security policies and standards to mitigate information security risks.
• Assists others on their team, or other teams where applicable, on cloud security projects or security-relevant tasks on technical projects.
• Define security frameworks for complex deployments in the Amazon Cloud.
• Participate in architecture reviews of IAAS, PAAS, and SASS usage by the client.
• To provide a high-quality service to the Enterprise Cloud Services clients i.t.o. consultancy, solutions, and delivery.
• Commitment to team success and positive team dynamics including mentoring of other team members.
• Work collaboratively with consulting partners and technology teams to ensure high-quality of solution delivery.
• Encourage best practice and knowledge sharing with partners and cross-functional groups
• Ability to make recommendations as they pertain to improvements in support/development initiatives and facilitate implementation with partners and cross-functional groups within the Business.
• Ability to understand and translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Conduct technical research when necessary to contribute to setting cloud security direction and strategy.

Ideally you should possess the following;

• Matric/ Grade 12 is essential.
• AWS Security Speciality Certification preferred.
• 7+ years of experience with IT or Cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of Cloud security fundamentals or Cyber threats as they relate to Cloud.
• Successful candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of industry-related experience of which 1 year must be within a complex hosting environment.
• Familiarity with industry standards, guidelines, and regulatory compliance requirements related to information security and cloud computing.
• Knowledge of network security architecture (e.g VPNs, SSH bastions, etc).
• Comprehend key security concepts, including usage of Key Management Service (KMS) keys, Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, IAM roles, Secured Network Architectures, and CIS foundation best practices.
• Good knowledge of the different AWS services and security controls.
• Knowledge of cloud networking architecture, cloud operations, security, automation, and orchestration.
• Excellent teamwork, time-management, and organizational skills.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary and assigned by the customer and management.

Strong Interpersonal Skills And Problem-solving Abilities.

• Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.