Security Engineer – Enterprise IT Security

About the role

As a Security Engineer at SD Worx, you will safeguard the company’s extensive IT landscape across infrastructure, cloud, and workplace environments. You will own the implementation, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of security controls, ensuring they evolve with emerging threats and business priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead advanced security reviews, threat analysis, and risk assessments across all platforms and translate findings into concrete improvements.
• Design, implement, and enhance security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities, providing metrics to senior stakeholders.
• Improve security infrastructure and configurations, including IAM, system hardening, SIEM, IDS/IPS/XDR, and apply CIS benchmarks.
• Oversee vulnerability management, patching, and secure configuration processes, prioritising remediation based on exploitability and business impact.
• Conduct complex incident response and forensic investigations, coordinating with cross‑functional teams and embedding lessons learned.

Required profile

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate security findings into actionable business improvements.
• Proactive attitude toward emerging security trends and a willingness to challenge existing standards.
• Excellent communication skills for advising and coaching technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• System Hardening
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS/XDR)
• CIS Benchmarks
• Vulnerability Management
• Patch Management
• Secure Configuration
• Incident Response
• Forensic Investigation