IT Support /Cloud Security Engineer Team Lead

About the job:

Africa is at the cusp of an economic revolution. 1.5 billion people are embracing electronic payments, mobile everything, and racing towards a digital transformation that will change the world for the next two decades. While Internet- and banking-penetration have come late to Africa, a youth-driven tidal wave of change is hitting the continent, and global businesses and local champions are in a race to unblock its potential. In partnership with Multichoice, the largest entertainment platform on the African continent, we are building a payment platform that is big enough to unlock the ambitions of a generation. This is truly the Moment for Africa.

Responsibilities:

• Manage identity, access, and secrets in our cloud environments
• Patch vulnerabilities across multiple environments
• Monitor, identify, and fix security and network related issues
• Operate day-to-day cloud security projects and initiatives
• Manage Helpdesk requests and incidents
• Onboard and Offboard employees (managing computers and peripheral equipment)
• Support various security activities in SaaS solutions
• Act as Tier 2 support for security related issues

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of overall security and IT experience, with a demonstrated focus on the installation, configuration, and maintenance of both Linux and Mac environments
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Cloud Security
• Experienced with networks including protocols, routing, switching, and VPN
• Experience with different workspaces (Google Workspace, Slack, Jira, Confluence)
• High level of problem-solving skills and debugging of high complexity systems
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge with corporate SaaS applications
• Fast learner and can work independently

Advantages:

• Familiarity with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, IaC and CM tools, version control
• Experience with Third party authentication tools & Identity and access control
• Financial background
• Experienced with Python, Powershell, and Bash scripting and automation