Junior Specialist Info Security Operations

Listing reference: agsa_000181
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 15 November 2026
Position summary
Industry: IT & Internet
Job category: Others: IT and Telecommunication
Location: Pretoria
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
The purpose of this role is to provide information security services to the AGSA to prevent the loss of information from internal or external threats. It also supports the implementation of information security initiatives in line with leading practices and ensures that the AGSA environment is safeguarded against any security. This role will report to the Specialist: Information & Cyber Security.
Job description

Strategic Function
Support the implementation of the business unit balance score card projects and initiatives.
Product management
Audits and risk management:
  • Communicate risk and audit findings clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Drive the remediation of identified security issues and vulnerabilities by collaborating with relevant stakeholders and technical teams.
  • Monitor the progress of remediation efforts to ensure timely and effective resolution of issues.
  • Track and report on the status of remediation activities, ensuring that corrective actions are completed and validated.
Content Filtering:
  • Administer and monitor a spam management solution in order to minimise the amount of spam received by the AGSA employees.
  • Administer and monitor the filtering of harmful email attachments received from external sources at the gateway (firewall).
  • Administer and monitor filtering of harmful and non-business-related email attachments received from internal and external sources at the relevant mail server.
  • Administer and monitor filtering for all users browsing the Internet restricting access as per business requirements.
Security Administration:
  • Monitors the application and compliance of security administration procedures and reviews information systems for actual or potential breaches in security.
  • Ensures that all identified breaches in security are promptly and thoroughly investigated and that any system changes required to maintain security are implemented.
  • Ensures that security requirements, policies and procedures are adhered to.
  • Investigates major breaches of security and recommends appropriate control improvements.
  • Ensures overall security administration within the AGSA.
Firewall Administration and Anti-Virus Management:
  • Monitor gateway firewall for malicious activity and restrict network access using the firewall policy as per business requirements.
  • Administer and monitor the firewall to prevent virus attacks from an external source.
  • Scan all emails from external and internal sources for viruses and malicious attachments at the Microsoft Exchange server.
  • Administer and maintain an enterprise-wide desktop-based Anti-Virus client and ensure that all clients have the most recent updates.
Access Administration and User support:
  • Administer and maintain access to central server network shares as per requests from business.
  • Administer and maintain a remote access system (SSL VPN) for AGSA users.
  • Provide second-line support to AGSA users with any Information Security related queries within the SLA time frame.  
  • Research security software and hardware as determined by the ICT security line manager/ senior management.
  • Administer, maintain and update an access list of all server usernames and passwords stored in a secure location.
  • Provide input on security related software and hardware to ICT Security line manager or senior management for budgeting purposes.
Encryption:
  • Administer and provide data encryption to AGSA staff on secure audit projects as per business requirements.
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Takes a comprehensive approach to seeking vulnerabilities across the full spectrum of organisation policies, and processes to improve organisational readiness, improve training for defensive practitioners, and inspect current performance levels.
  • Takes responsibility for the management of all vulnerability testing activities within the organisation.
  • Coordinates and manages planning of penetration tests, within a defined area of business activity.
  • Delivers objective insights into the existence of vulnerabilities, and the effectiveness of mitigating controls - both those already in place and those planned for future implementation.
  • Takes responsibility for the integrity of testing activities and coordinates the execution of those activities.
  • Provides authoritative advice and guidance on the planning and execution of vulnerability tests.
Stakeholder Management
  • Maintain effective relations with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage the feedback process to stakeholders by tracking all queries received, getting the relevant information and formulating appropriate responses according to the approved protocol.
Financial and Operational Management
  • Ensure compliance to AGSA policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
  • Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.

Minimum requirements

Formal Education
This position requires a minimum of a National Diploma in Information Technology or a related qualification (NQF Level 6) and a Security certification or any security-related certification.
 
Experience
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Cyber/Information Security with exposure in at least five of the following:
  • Application Security
  •  Anti-Virus Systems
  •  Access Management
  • Audit and Risk Management
  • Defensive/Offensive Security
  • Email Content Filtering
  • Firewall Systems
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Patch Management
  • Security Testing
  • Web Content Filtering

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