Specialist: Cyber Security

**Specialist: Cyber Security** Operating Division: Transnet Property Employee Group: Non Permanent (3 years Fixed Term Contract) Department: Prop, ICT GRC, Infrastructure \& Service Location: Johannesburg Reporting To: Snr Manager: IT GRC,Infrastructure \& Ser Grade: F Reference: req5007 The closing date is on 12/06/2026\. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that HR has received the application before the closing date of the advertisement. **Position Purpose** Providing security support through monitoring, analysis, detection and mitigation of threats against Transnet environment. Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of existing security control measures Identifies the vulnerabilities that may cause inappropriate or accidental access, destruction, or disclosure of information and e stablishes security controls to eliminate or minimise exposure. Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect the organization's computer networks and systems. The responsibility of the information security analyst is continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases. **Position Outputs** • Monitor the organization's networks for security breaches and investigate a violation when one occurs • Analyse the installation the use software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information • Prepare reports that document security breaches and the extent of the damage caused by the breaches • Conduct penetration testing, which is when analysts simulate attacks to look for vulnerabilities in their systems before they • can be exploited. • Research the latest information technology (IT) security trends • Develop security standards and best practices for their organization • Recommend security enhancements to management or senior ICT staff • Create awareness with computer users when they need to install or learn about new security products and procedures • Through a continuous improvement programme, review security in existing technologies and propose improved solutions. • Work with the Information Security Architect to propose changes to the architecture. • Establish relationships with business representatives and with key external information risk, security, and governance and • compliance bodies and evangelise the information security cause to uplift the image of information security and Transnet • Enterprise Information Management Services with both internal and external key stakeholders. • Conducts studies within and outside the organization to ensure compliance of the Transnet Information Security Framework • with laws, regulations standards and currency with industry security norms. • Develop and maintain a project security risk template to quickly assess the need for security resources on all new/existing projects within Transnet. • Facilitate the rollout of the project security template to all projects in the group. • Provide a security consulting service on all Transnet...