Technical Security Engineer

Technical Security Engineer

Recruiter

IT Naledi Solutions

Job Ref

CPT000128/MF

Date posted

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY

Join the team at Barefoot Cyber!

Barefoot Cyber is a partner at IT Naledi Solutions.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected]

The Technical Security Engineer supports security operations across Managed Services, SOC, GRC, Professional Services, and Pre-Sales. The role focuses on deploying and maintaining security tooling, improving client environments, and ensuring consistent, efficient security operations.

POSITION INFO

Key Responsibilities Security Engineering & Implementation Deploy, configure, and maintain SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability management tools. Implement and optimise security controls. Maintain secure configurations and hardening standards (CIS, NIST). Integrate security tools using APIs, log pipelines, and automation. Security Operations Deploy and maintain agents for Tenable, Qualys, Wazuh, Trend Micro and other platforms. Validate log integrations into the SIEM. Troubleshoot agent, endpoint, and client-side issues. Identify and activate underused tooling features Run POCs and recommend improvements. Engineer and deploy honeypots. Vulnerability & Risk Management Run vulnerability scans and coordinate remediation. Prioritise risks and track remediation progress across all workloads. Maintain patch and vulnerability visibility. Security Architecture & Hardening Review designs for alignment with security standards. Implement segmentation, secure architecture, and zero-trust principles. Guide secure deployments across applications, endpoints, and cloud platforms. Reporting & Operational Improvement Send reports to clients on a weekly basis Improve efficiency through automation and process optimisation. Support alignment between SOC and Managed Services. Documentation & Compliance Maintain documentation, SOPs, diagrams, and configuration records. Support compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2, POPIA, GDPR, HIPAA). Ensure systems meet internal and regulatory requirements. Cross-Functional Collaboration Provide technical support to SOC analysts. Support GRC with technical components of assessments. Assist Sales and Pre-Sales with technical evaluations. Act as a shared technical resource across all security teams. Required Skills & Experience Technical Skills Experience with EDR/XDR and endpoint security tools. Knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and network protocols. Strong Windows, Linux, and cloud security understanding. Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation. Identity and access management experience (Azure AD, MFA, SSO). Experience with endpoint deployment and configuration tools. Understanding SIEM ingestion and log pipelines. Ability to diagnose agent, integration, and endpoint issues. Professional Skills Strong troubleshooting and analytical thinking. Able to work under pressure during incidents. Detail loriented with a focus on stability and secure operations. Strong written and verbal communication. Proactive, autonomous, and able to improve processes. Effective collaborator across multiple teams. POPIA DISCLAIMER By sending your CV to the above-mentioned e-mail address, you agree to: The processing of your personal information and sharing it with third parties for verification. The exercising of your rights provided for by POPIA. To acknowledge that IT Naledi Solutions (Pty) Ltd will keep the record of your personal information confidential.