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SARAO is a National Facility managed by the National Research Foundation and incorporates radio astronomy instruments and programmes such as the MeerKAT telescope in the Karoo, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) in Gauteng, the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry (AVN) programme in nine African countries as well as the associated human capital development and commercialisation endeavours.\n\nPosition: Security Analyst\nBusiness Unit: South Africa Radio Astronomy Observatory\nLocation: Cape Town, Western Cape\n\nPosition Details\nPosition Summary:\nSARAO requires a detail-oriented cyber security analyst who will be responsible for protecting IT/OT infrastructure (including networks, hardware and software, Engineering & Industrial Control systems, Building Management Systems) from a range of cyber threats. You will monitor networks and systems, detect security threats ('events'), analyze and assess alarms, and report on threats, intrusion attempts and false alarms and malware, either resolving them or escalating them, depending on the severity.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\nParticipate in Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) in the identification, containment, eradication, and resolution of security issues.\nMonitor for attacks, intrusions and unusual, unauthorized or illegal activity using OSINT, SIEM, Fail2Ban, Packet Analyzer, Firewalls, log aggregators and End-Point Protection tools.\nAnalyzing security incidents & breaches to identify the root cause.\nInvestigate security alerts from security log aggregators and provide incident response.\nAnalyzing & responding to help desk security incidents.\nMonitor identity and access management, including monitoring for abuse of permissions by authorized system users.\nConducting triage on security assessments & vulnerability testing reports and analyze the risk severity.\nAssisting with analysis of third-party vendors security and collaborating with them to meet security requirements.\nResearch and evaluate emerging cyber security threats and suggest ways to manage them.\nAssist with continuously updating the SARAO’s incident response, disaster recovery plans & risk register.\nAssist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues.\nAssist Senior Security Administrator with R&D of new solutions and their deployment.\nProvide feedback to Senior Security Administrator for continuous improvement .\nGive advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails.\n\nAdditional Notes:\nPresentation and communication skills\nSelf-driven and able to self-manage\nAbility to learn new technologies, solutions & keen interest in acquiring new skills. \nAbility to constructively interact with various stakeholders including Management, other Employees/Teams, Service Providers and Vendors.\nAnalytic and Report writing\nTeam player - willingness to help colleagues and provide organizational support, and to fit in with organizational culture and methodologies\n\nRequirements\nQualification:\nBachelor’s degree or Diploma in Information Technology/Systems or Computer Science/Systems, AND\nIT Security Certification (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)\n\nExperience:\n3 years in the field of Information Technology with Security Monitoring, Threat Management and Incident Response and experience with security operations\n\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nUnderstanding of some of these protocols: UDP, SNMP, SMTP, PGP, SFTP, SSH, IPSec, VPN, LDAP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, PKI and DNS.\nUnderstanding of LAN, WAN, VLANs, VM, IP Tables and End-Point security.\nUnderstanding of operating systems such as Windows, macOS and Linux\nTrouble shooting techniques, helpdesk and end-user support.\nUnderstanding of DevOps & DevSecOps practices, logs monitoring & security events analysis.\n\nHow to Apply\nClosing Date: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026\n\nThe NRF website provides more details on the initiatives and activities. Applicants should submit a comprehensive CV by registering and apply online through the NRF Recruitment and Selection Portal. Applications should be accompanied by a letter of motivation indicating the applicant's suitability for the position. 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