{"id":1485534,"url":"https://alion.io/job/salt-security-engineer-zscaler-l2","title":"Security Engineer – Zscaler – L2","company":{"id":1935342,"name":"Salt","domain":"welovesalt.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/welovesalt","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":63,"open_postings":1440,"ghost_share":0.613,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Sandton, South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":28000,"max_usd":63000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1261},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"DLP","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"FortiGate","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"IBM QRadar","optional":false},{"name":"Okta","optional":false},{"name":"PowerShell","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"SIEM","optional":false},{"name":"Splunk","optional":false},{"name":"VPN","optional":false},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":false},{"name":"Zscaler","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-02-27T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-02-27","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T22:22:26Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":218,"trust":{"level":"ghost","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale","company_stale"],"days_open":217},"description":"Back to all jobs\nApplications are now closed.\nSecurity Engineer - Zscaler - L2\nRef: JO-2602-359481\nSouth Africa, Sandton \n\nCyber Security and Risk, Technology \n\nEngineering \n\n50 - 249 Employees \n\nEnvironment:\n\nIn-office \n\nContract Type:\n\nContract \n\nStarts:\n\n2026-03-01 \n\nDuration:\n\n6 Months \n\nSecurity Engineer\nWe are seeking an experienced Security Engineer with strong expertise in Zscaler cloud security solutions and Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. 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