Jobs at Mr Price Group

Job Description

• We are looking to secure an analytical, team player to join our Mr Price technology security team!

Responsibilities

• Work with architects, system engineers and other IT support teams to define, guide, advise on security standards across the IT landscape, monitoring network activity to identify vulnerable points
• Design and configure security hardware and software
• Use the toolsets available to identify and detect intrusions on corporate network and endpoints; detect any unauthorized attempts to access the systems
• Solutionise by providing options for the IT network for enhancement to the security roadmap
• Train other employees on security best practices, mentoring to junior team members
• Monitor software and hardware for any possible cyber attacks
• Perform security assessments and conduct internal scanning on the network
• Analyze existing systems and make recommendations for changes or improvements
• Prepare reports, action plans and updating of the risk register 
• Organize and conduct tests and “ethical hacks” of the existing company IT architecture
• Keep technical knowledge current through continuation of education
• Provide automation solutions as far as possible
• Serve as a security specialist and conduct training when required 
• Draft policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Prepare reports, action plans and updating of the risk register 
• Be an active change advisory member by reviewing production changes
• Research and Design, benchmark, baseline exercises, trend analysis
• Align with enterprise’s security goals as established by its stated policies, procedures, and guidelines, and to actively work towards upholding those goals.

Qualifications
Education & Certifications

Relevant IT degree and certifications in 1 or more of the following: 

• CompTIA Security+ CISSP
• GIAC
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
• AWS Engineer
• GSuite Engineer
• Associate of ISC
• Certified Cisco or Meraki Engineer 

Experience

• 3 years’ experience in a Security role 
• 5+ years in an Infrastructure Back-end support environment and Implementation and deployment of enterprise solutions
• Solid technical experience in Networking (LAN and WAN management, FW/Routers/Switches/Wifi/DHCP/DNS/DMZ/Edge/Segmentation etc). 
• Essential understanding of the response required in a Security Operations Centre. 
• Strong knowledge of design, test solutions, authentication methods, Windows, Apple & Linux operating systems, protocols, Data leakage, Mobile device management, endpoint, application, cloud solutions, identity and access management, penetration testing, web security, strong networking or Microsoft back-end experience. 
• Scripting and knowledge of the NIST and SANS framework would be advantageous. 
• Experience in Governance (POPI/Data Protection/PCI/Policy and Procedure) is required. Knowledge of current security risks and protocols, creation of policy, procedure and standards documentation.
• Management of a Security information and event management environment 
• Design, test, implementation and support of vulnerability management solutions, authentication methods, email and collaboration tools
• Windows, Apple & Linux operating systems, protocols, Mobile device management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention software, network, perimeter, endpoint, application, cloud solutions, identity and access management, penetration testing
• Scripting and knowledge of the NIST and SANS framework would be a great advantage
• Knowledge of current security risks and protocols, creation of policy, procedure and standards documentation.
• Cloud security and controls

Soft Skills: 

• An analytical mind with excellent problem-solving ability
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Strong Decision-making skills
• High performance individual
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team Player with a great attitude

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Job Description

• Our new Machine Learning Engineer needs to tick 3 boxes!
• Mad programming skills
• A sound business sense
• A data driven self-thinker
• The bottom line? Your primary responsibility will be to turn our heaps of data into actionable insight and improved efficiency.
• The team you would be joining is responsible for driving decisions utilizing cloud data warehouse technologies, advanced visualization, data science, along with solid collaboration!

Responsibilities

• Apply Machine Learning, Optimisation and AI techniques to our data with the aim of improving our business.
• Improve our business through analyses and hypotheses testing.
• Communicate insights, results and analyses to stakeholders.
• Promote and facilitate data-driven business decisions.
• Building relationships & gaining deep knowledge of the Mr Price business

Qualifications

• A degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Math, Computer Science, Physics or Engineering
• 2-5 years’ experience in a data science, software development or quantitative analysis role.
• The skills below are preferred but not required. We expect more experienced candidates to tick more of these boxes and the successful candidate will learn all of these during their career at Mr Price.
• Python or R, using libraries like Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, tidyverse, etc
• SQL, Relational DBMS and data modelling – to source and transform your inputs and save and explore your outputs.
• Exploratory Data Analysis skills – to explore and understand your data.
• Applied statistics or machine learning methods e.g. Neural Networks, Decision Trees, Time Series Analyses, Clustering, Regression, Deep Learning.
• Optimisation Techniques e.g. Linear Programming, Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing
• Big Data processing platforms like Spark
• Data Visualisation tools e.g. Excel, PowerBI, Tableau.
• Responsible software engineering practices e.g. Version Control (git), Design Patterns, Reproducability, Deployment etc.
• LLMs and GenAI – to leverage advanced AI techniques for innovative solutions.

How we work?

• The Data Science (DS) team sits within the Mr Price Advance team – alongside our Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Special Projects and Robotic Process Automation teams.
• The Mr Price Advance team falls within the Mr Price Technology division.  The Technology division has various specialisations (e.g. Security, Cloud, Infrastructure) which allows each of us to focus on our own particular strengths.  (There’s also the annual Hackathon.  So far the DS team has 2nd and 4th places – come help us win this year!)
• We have hybrid working arrangements, typically working Mondays and Fridays from home.
• Majority of our work (80%+) is project based with the balance (~20%) spent supporting our existing solutions.
• You will usually oversee a key part of a project, seek support from your data science team mates as needed, and give regular progress reports to the Head of Data Science.

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Job Description

• We are looking to secure an analytical, team player to join our Mr Price technology security team!

Responsibilities

• Work with architects, system engineers and other IT support teams to define, guide, advise on security standards across the IT landscape, monitoring network activity to identify vulnerable points
• Design and configure security hardware and software
• Use the toolsets available to identify and detect intrusions on corporate network and endpoints; detect any unauthorized attempts to access the systems
• Solutionise by providing options for the IT network for enhancement to the security roadmap
• Train other employees on security best practices, mentoring to junior team members
• Monitor software and hardware for any possible cyber attacks
• Develops and implements new solutions based on a wide variety of different technologies; Evaluate new and possible vendors on security features to ensure they meet organizational security standards and policies
• Perform security assessments and conduct internal scanning on the network
• Analyze existing systems and make recommendations for changes or improvements
• Prepare reports, action plans and updating of the risk register 
• Organize and conduct tests and “ethical hacks” of the existing company IT architecture
• Keep technical knowledge current through continuation of education
• Provide automation solutions as far as possible
• Serve as a security specialist and conduct training when required 
• Draft policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Prepare reports, action plans and updating of the risk register 
• Be an active change advisory member by reviewing production changes
• Research and Design, benchmark, baseline exercises, trend analysis
• Align with enterprise’s security goals as established by its stated policies, procedures, and guidelines, and to actively work towards upholding those goals.

Qualifications
Education & Certifications

Relevant IT degree and certifications in 1 or more of the following: 

• CompTIA Security+ 
• CISSP
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
• Associate of ISC
• Google Certified Associate Engineer
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner/Engineer

Experience

• 3 years’ experience in a Security role 
• 5+ years in an Infrastructure Back-end support environment and Implementation and deployment of enterprise solutions
• Working knowledge of Networking and Directory Services through AD 
• Strong knowledge of  Enterprise solutions;  Vulnerability management, Edge/Cloud applications, M365 Backend Compliance and Policies, Google Workspace Threat intelligence, Web Filtering
• Essential understanding of the response required in a Security Operations Centre. 
• Strong knowledge of design, test solutions, authentication methods, Windows, Apple & Linux operating systems, protocols, Data leakage, Mobile device management, endpoint, application, cloud solutions, identity and access management, penetration testing, web security, strong networking or Microsoft back-end experience. 
• Strong understanding of the NIST and SANS framework would be advantageous. 
• Experience in Governance (POPI/Data Protection/PCI/Policy and Procedure) is required. Knowledge of current security risks and protocols, creation of policy, procedure and standards documentation.
• Management of a Security information and event management environment 
• Design, test, implementation and support of vulnerability management solutions, authentication methods, email and collaboration tools
• Protocols, Mobile device management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention software, network, perimeter, endpoint, application, cloud solutions, identity and access management, penetration testing
• Knowledge of current security risks and protocols, creation of policy, procedure and standards documentation.
• Cloud security and controls/Web Access Firewalls
• API security controls

Soft Skills   

• An analytical mind with excellent problem-solving ability
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Strong Decision-making skills
• High performance individual
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team Player with a great attitude;