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Specialist Cybersecurity Consultant
SASSO CONSULTING · Johannesburg
Job description
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Specialist Cybersecurity Consultant to join our fast‑growing consultancy team. You will work with enterprise clients across multiple industries, helping them strengthen their cyber resilience through assessments, implementation projects, and strategic guidance.
Key responsibilities
- Perform cybersecurity risk, vulnerability, and security posture assessments.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
- Support incident response, digital forensics, and cyber investigations.
- Implement and maintain enterprise security solutions.
- Assess network, endpoint, cloud, and infrastructure security.
- Review and improve security architecture and controls.
- Produce technical reports with practical remediation recommendations.
- Provide technical guidance and best‑practice recommendations to clients.
- Stay current with evolving threats, attack techniques, and emerging technologies.
Required profile
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or IT Security.
- Strong knowledge of network security, firewalls, endpoint protection, Active Directory, Microsoft security technologies, IAM, cloud security (Azure/AWS), vulnerability management, SOC, and incident response.
- Hands‑on experience with at least one of: Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, Tenable Nessus, Qualys, Splunk, Rapid7.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving abilities.
- Strong client‑facing communication skills.
Required skills
- Network Security
- Firewalls
- Endpoint Protection
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Security Technologies
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Cloud Security (Azure, AWS)
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Operations Center (SOC)
- Incident Response
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Microsoft Defender
- CrowdStrike
- Tenable Nessus
- Qualys
- Splunk
- Rapid7
What we offer
- Exposure to enterprise cybersecurity projects.
- Hybrid and remote working options (client dependent).
- Access to leading security technologies.
- Ongoing professional development and certification support.
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