Senior Software Security Engineer
Job in
Cape Town, 7100, South Africa
Listed on 2026-01-26
Listing for:
Boardroom Appointments
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-26
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer, Network Security, Cloud Computing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About the job Senior Software Security Engineer Duties and responsibilities
- Architecting and implementing technical solutions to support defensive security
- Mentoring and coaching security within the organisation
- Deploying, operating, and monitoring SIEM, IPS/IDS, UEBA, etc.
- Responding to Security Incidents
- Expanding security auditing and monitoring capabilities
- Developing custom applications to monitor red flag situations
- Working with SRE to secure the platform, hardening servers, networks, Kubernetes
- Working with Application teams to secure code, consulting on implementations
- Hardening servers, and building security into the platform
- Developing automation so we can focus on the hard problems
- Developing glue code to extend or integrate systems
- A formal qualification/degree in Computer Science or at least 5 years of professional experience in a similar role
- Solid, working understanding of web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS)
- Solid, working understanding of Networking (TCP, UDP, IP, nmap, wireshark, etc.)
- Experience with WAF (Cloudflare)
- Experience with Google Cloud, or another cloud provider
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containers in general
- Experience with Elastic Search, Kibana, Grafana
- Experience with Build Systems (Jenkins)
- Experience with defensive systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Canaries, Fail2
Ban, etc.)
- Is passionate about technology and security
- Is curious, always learning, and keeps up to date with the industry
- Is a team player, an active listener, mentor, and able to communicate well
- Shows solid reasoning and decision making
- Possesses the ability to work under pressure
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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