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Cyberlinx SecuritySenior Cyber Security Specialist
Apr. 2023City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaWork with our client portfolio to understand their specific security needs, recommend and implement cost effective solutions. Design architectures of security solutions to meet business requirements. Security gap analysis and security tools integrations.
MultiChoice GroupSecurity Systems Senior Specialist
Oct. 2020 - Mar. 2023City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa• Security Controls gap analysis and remediation.
• Research and implementation of new security systems.
• Management if existing security systems and performing timely upgrades and patches according to vendor recommendations and vulnerabilities published.
• Involved with projects across the organization to provide security guidance and ensure security policies are adhered to all the time.
• Responsible for the enterprise firewall infrastructure administration,
• Manage Pulse Secure Enterprise VPN Solution.
• Monitor and resolve security incidents.
• Stay up-to-date with the threat landscape and respond accordingly to mitigate common threats and breaches
MultiChoice GroupOnsite Network Security Engineer
Nov. 2017 - Sep. 2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa-Proactive monitoring of security incidents and remediation. -Responsible for the enterprise firewall infrastructure administration,
-Manage Pulse Secure Enterprise VPN Solution.
-Performing proactive and timely upgrades and patches to security infrastructure.
-McAfee IPS, Web Gateway, Mail Marshal and Web Marshal administration.
-Research on new security technologies -Stay up-to-date with the threat landscape and respond accordingly to mitigate common threats and breaches
-Resolve security incidents timely.
-Attend to security related requests/changes on the infrastructure e.g firewall changes, IPS exceptions, etc.
Old Mutual South AfricaOnsite Security Engineer
Sep. 2017 - Sep. 2017Cape Town Area, South Africa-Managing change lifecycle from initial request to final implementation and testing.
-Firewall and network related investigations.
-Logging incidents and requests.
DRSSecurity Engineer
Jul. 2017 - Sep. 2020Sandton, South Africa-Maintaining and administering perimeter security systems such as firewalls and
intrusion prevention and detection systems.
-Implement and manage Anti-Virus Infrastructures for our customers (McAfee)
-Providing advice and guidance on all aspects of IT security to clients.
-Perform Timely Software upgrades and patch/security update as recommended by
the firewall vendors.
-Working with customer perimeter security implementation projects and proving
support for the security infrastructure daily.
Information Security ArchitectsSecurity Specialist
Jan. 2016 - Jun. 2017Johannesburg Area, South Africa-Designing, configuring implementing networks for our clients and Check Point
firewalls installation and administration,
-Day to day monitoring, administration and reacting to anomalies in the network and
security operation.
-Implementing and managing Kaspersky Endpoint Protection for our managed clients.
-Proactive operations to networks and security of our managed clients such as
backups, network vulnerability assessments, and documentations for example network
diagrams. -Responding to customer network configuration requests, such as new network device
configurations, VLANs configuration and access rules implementations.
-Security reviews and remediation for our client security systems and provide
recommendations
Steward BankSystem Administrator
Jul. 2012 - Oct. 2015Harare, Zimbabwe- Data Centre administration and monitoring
- Configuration, administration and maintenance of Linux and Windows Server
Operating systems
-Implementation and administration of backup systems
-Endpoint Protection System administration
-Active Directory, DNS and group policy implementation and administration
-Microsoft SharePoint 2013 administration
-Administration of system centre products
-Network administration and support
-Microsoft Exchange and Lync implementation and Administration
-Proxy Servers’ implementation and administration
-Monitoring of Server and Systems availability
- Monitoring of data centre air conditioning and UPS backup systems performance.
-Configuration and maintenance of Servers for all systems
-User support and training
TN BANKIT Intern
Oct. 2010 - Sep. 2011Harare, Zimbabwe
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