Senior Software Security Engineer
cape town, western cape, South-Africa • Posted June 09, 2026
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
cape town, western cape
Posted:
June 09, 2026
Category:
Software Architecture & Engineering
Application Deadline:
July 19, 2026
Role Description
About the job Senior Software Security Engineer
Duties and responsibilities
- Architecting and implementing technical solutions to support defensive security
- Mentoring and coaching security within the organisation
- Deploying, operating, and monitoring SIEM, IPS/IDS, UEBA, etc.
- Responding to Security Incidents
- Expanding security auditing and monitoring capabilities
- Developing custom applications to monitor red flag situations
- Working with SRE to secure the platform, hardening servers, networks, Kubernetes
- Working with Application teams to secure code, consulting on implementations
- Hardening servers, and building security into the platform
- Developing automation so we can focus on the hard problems
- Developing glue code to extend or integrate systems
Qualifications and experience
- A formal qualification/degree in Computer Science or...
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