Analyst Cybersecurity & Assurance

Analyst Cybersecurity & Assurance

Posting Date: Sep 4, 2026

Company: Sasol

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CML:
Information Management

Provide first line (operational) assurance to the Cybersecurity team by verifying that security controls are properly designed and operating effectively across core security domains. The role designs and performs control monitoring, testing, gathers evidence and reports objective outcomes against Sasol's IT Critical Cybersecurity Controls (CIS v8.1 mapped to NIST CSF 2.0) and related policies/standards enabling timely remediation and demonstrable compliance. This role is positioned within the Sasol cybersecurity team to drive governance, control monitoring and compliance.

This role focuses on IT security domains only and does not include OT control checks.

• Validate control design against internal standards and policies (e.g., AD/Entra , PAM, SOC logging, firewall hygiene), raising design gaps and concessions where needed.
• Translate enterprise control objectives (CIS/NIST CSF) into testable control statements and SOPs for first line checks across identity, endpoint, network, data protection, logging/monitoring, and incident response.
• Embed doer–checker separation for high-risk activities; ensure evidence trails meet internal and external assurance expectations.

Operating effectiveness & continuous monitoring

• Plan and execute control tests (periodic and continuous), collecting Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODMs) for the Cyber Safety Score dashboard.
• Operate configuration/compliance scans and related health checks to detect baseline drift and control exceptions.

Evidence, reporting & governance

• Maintain auditable evidence packs mapped to each control/safeguard and to the control library.
• Produce clear monthly assurance reports highlighting control status, exceptions, risks, and remediation progress for Cyber leadership and Combined Assurance forums.

Issue/exception handling and risk response

• Drive remediation tracking with control owners; log and monitor risk responses and concessions per the Cybersecurity Risk Response process.
• Support SOX/ITGC sustainment by aligning first-line checks to key access/change/configuration controls and collating compensating-control evidence where needed.

Stakeholder collaboration (2nd/3rd line)

• Partner with GRC/Compliance (2nd line) and Internal Audit (3rd line) to share first-line results, close findings, and reduce repeat issues via design improvements and SOP updates.

• Frameworks/Controls: NIST CSF 2.0; CIS Controls v8.1; ISO/IEC 27001
• Security Logging & Monitoring;
  Incident Response linkage
• Change & Configuration Management; configuration baseline drift detection and evidence capture
• Data Security & Protection; backup/recovery verification

• 3–4 year relevant degree (Information Security / Computer Science / Risk / Audit) or equivalent

6 years experience in cybersecurity operations or control monitoring/assurance across cybersecurity domains.

One or more of the following will be advantageous:

• Security Operations / Controls:
  CompTIA Security+, (ISC)² SSCP, CCSP, CISA,CISSP
• Microsoft Security/IAM: SC-200, SC-300, SC-100, AZ-500
• PAM/IAM: vendor certifications (e.g., Cyber Ark, Omada)
• SOX compliance certifications

Learning

Effectively

Data Analytics

Risk, Control, and Security

Complexity

Savvy

Management

Management

Accountability

TC_G_Stakeholder Relationship Management

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