Cyber Security Engineer

About the role

We are looking for an energetic, self‑motivated Cyber Security Engineer to join Capitec’s specialised Data Security team. You will implement, support and manage security solutions that protect our systems, networks, users and data, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our digital assets.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, implement and maintain cyber security solutions across cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.
• Monitor, analyse and respond to security incidents, ensuring compliance with established standards.
• Automate security testing and remediation using scripting and orchestration tools.
• Provide data‑security guidance to developers and IT staff and support the delivery of security‑focused projects.

Required profile

• 3‑5 years of experience in security engineering or a related technical role.
• Proven experience building, implementing and managing security solutions in cloud, DevOps or software engineering environments.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, GitHub) and automation practices.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms – AWS preferred, Azure or GCP advantageous.
• Basic understanding of a high‑level programming language (Go.NET, Java, Python) and advanced scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell).

Required skills

• AWS, Azure, GCP
• GitLab, GitHub
• Bash, PowerShell
• Go.NET, Java, Python
• CI/CD, DevOps, automation
• Cloud security principles, data encryption, masking, DLP
• Big data technologies (Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Storm)