About this role
<p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Apply by</b>: </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#2980b9"><b>We're on the lookout for energetic, self-motivated individuals who share our passion for service in the banking industry. To be part of the journey, follow the steps below:</b></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1. To see what life at Capitec is all about and complete a short assessment, please <a href="https://talentcentral.eu.shl.com/player/link/01567683b48a40db872c19bb2f07ba9e"><u><b>click here!</b></u></a></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2. Once you have completed the above finalize your application by clicking apply below.</span></span></p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Join A Team That Protects What Matters</b></H2> </div><div><p>At Capitec, we’re building secure, innovative banking solutions and we need skilled professionals who can stay one step ahead of evolving cyber threats. As a Cyber Security Engineer, who speocializes in <strong>Incident Response</strong>, you will focus on identifying vulnerabilities, monitoring security events, and responding to incidents, while leveraging threat intelligence to strengthen our overall security posture and resilience.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You Will Do?</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Conduct vulnerability research and analyse security threats</li> <li>Perform risk assessments and report on security posture</li> <li>Monitor systems and logs for suspicious activity</li> <li>Respond to and mitigate security incidents and breaches</li> <li>Identify and remediate vulnerabilities across systems</li> <li>Maintain incident records and improve response processes</li> <li>Collaborate with IT/dev teams to embed security in systems</li> <li>Collect and share threat intelligence across teams</li> <li>Track attack patterns and support security improvements</li> <li>Build threat dashboards for monitoring and reporting</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What We Are Looking For</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>At least 5 years’ experience in Incident Response and Threat Mitigation</li> <li>Experience with: Active Directory, SQL, SharePoint, Windows/Red Hat</li> <li>Exposure to Agile/DevOps environments</li> <li>Relevant IT/Computer Science qualification</li> <li>Preferably banking/financial services experience</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Minimum Qualifications</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Grade12 (National Certificate / Vocational)</li> <li>Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology / Computer Science</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Skills</b></H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Analytical Skills </li><li>Communications Skills </li><li>Decision making skills </li><li>Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills </li><li>Leadership Skills </li><li>Planning, organising and coordination skills </li></ul></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Why Work For Capitec?</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Work on high-impact security challenges within a leading digital bank</li> <li>Be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking security team</li> <li>Continuous learning and exposure to modern fintech and API ecosystems</li> <li>Opportunity to influence how security is embedded across the organisation</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Additional Information</b></H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Clear criminal and credit record </li></ul></div></div><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.</em></span></span></p>