Intrusion Detection Technician at The Department of Home Affairs

What we do

The Department of Home Affairs offers a multitude of services to the citizens of South Africa, as well as foreigners who wish to visit, work or stay in South Africa. The Departments core functions are:

Civic Service:

•  Maintaining the National Population Register (NPR)
• Managing the birth, mar...
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  Intrusion Detection Technician

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors
  • Experience 3 years
  • Location Gauteng
  • Job Field ICT / Computer  , Security / Intelligence 

  REQUIREMENTS :

  • An undergraduate qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science or Computer Engineering at NQF level 6 as recognized by SAQA. 3 Years’ experience in Information Services (IS) or Information Technology (IT) Security environment is required.
  • Proven experience of performing security event and correlation monitoring is required. Knowledge of Oracle and SQL database.
  • Knowledge of application of the GITO Requirements and Frameworks. Knowledge of the State Information Technology Agency Act, 88 of 1998 and Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS). 

  DUTIES :

  The successful candidate will be responsible for, amongst others, the following specific tasks:

  • Administrate intruder prevention, fire walling and network application security on all DHA communication medium. Conduct logs and do discovery on activity events. Ensure security vulnerability monitoring and remediation. Identity management of intrusion prevention and security compliance. Create virtual sandbox(s), and minor shell scripts or VB/Access to support data extraction correlation. Perform network forensics and identify malware. Perform activity patterns in firewall, router, and server logs when an IPS has not detected the activity (ingress and egress).
  • Report risks and security events (scenario, malicious activity that appears to be ongoing). Provide network intrusion detection and monitoring, correlation analysis, and support. Perform in-depth virtual analysis to provide actionable intelligence and increase situational awareness of events.
  • Correlate intrusion patterns across the DHA by monitoring feeds. Analyse digital artefacts to determine the cause and effect of intrusions into the DHA systems by adversaries. Create, implement, and test scripts, applications, and technologies to detect and categorize risky network activities. Facilitate stakeholder engagement and collaboration and represent the Directorate at various forums.
  • Ensure the effective implementation of operational objectives and innovations (digital transformation, records- and document management solutions, process improvements and information management and analysis), in order to enhance service delivery. Implement governance processes, frameworks and procedures.
  • Ensure effective and efficient management of human, physical and financial resources within the Unit. Coach and guide staff on best practices and compliance with regulatory requirements. 

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  Interested and qualified? Go to The Department of Home Affairs on erecruitment.dha.gov.za to apply

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