Security Engineer Cape Town

We require a Microsoft Certified Security Engineer to work for a contract role in Cape Town (on-site).   * Collaboration Security * Endpoint Security * Network Security * Vulnerability Management Security * Ability to work under supervision of more experienced security engineers, seeking guidance and clarity from level 3 and 4 if required. * Completes work tasks under close supervision. * Ability to coordinate and plan assigned workloads. * Good IT technical knowledge of wired network and cloud computing. * Good knowledge of cybersecurity across all the security service areas. * Good problem-solving skills across all endpoints and network resources in terms of patching, vulnerabilities, and threats. * Ability to collaborate and work as a part of a team. * Ability to be self-managed, ethical and honest. * Ability to be respectful and seek to build relationships. * Good presentation skills. * Good reporting skills. * Excellent communication skills. * Azure Security Engineer Associate certification (AZ-500) OR SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst certification (Security Operations Analyst Associate). * Minimum of 2 years’ experience in:   * Implementing security controls & threat protection. * Managing identity & access. * Protecting data, applications & networks in cloud & hybrid environments. * Maintaining enterprise security posture by identifying & remediating vulnerabilities by implementing threat protection. * The MS Security product suite including, but not limited to, MS Defender for Endpoints, MS Defender for Identify, MS Defender for Office365, Cloud App Security, Bitlocker, PKI, Intune, Azure Sentinel. * Good understanding of networking. Market related salary per hour. * Azure Security Engineer Associate certification (AZ-500) OR SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst certification (Security Operations Analyst Associate). * Minimum of 2 years’ experience in:   * Implementing security controls & threat protection. * Managing identity & access. * Protecting data, applications & networks in cloud & hybrid environments. * Maintaining enterprise security posture by identifying & remediating vulnerabilities by implementing threat protection. * The MS Security product suite including, but not limited to, MS Defender for Endpoints, MS Defender for Identify, MS Defender for Office365, Cloud App Security, Bitlocker, PKI, Intune, Azure Sentinel. * Good understanding of networking.