Specialist: Data & Identity Security
- Division: Strategy and Transformation
- Reference No: 5398
- Location: Centurion, Gauteng, ZA
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Disability (EE targeted role): Yes
- T.A.S.K Grade: 15
- Salary: R891,176.00 per annum
- Closing Date: 25 March 2025
About the Road Accident Fund (RAF)
The RAF’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users in South Africa, rehabilitate and compensate accident victims in a timely and caring manner, and actively promote road safety.
Purpose of the Job
The Specialist: Data & Identity Security will report to the Manager: Cyber Security Operations. The role focuses on maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and enforcing security measures within RAF’s ICT and business systems.
Key Responsibilities
1. Policy Review and Implementation
- Develop, update, and implement departmental policies, standards, and processes.
- Stay informed on effective security strategies and best practices.
2. Incident Response and Remediation Management
- Maintain data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Record security incidents and requests in the RAF incident management system.
- Investigate, analyze, and report on security breaches.
- Implement corrective actions and maintain incident records.
3. Design and Develop Security Controls
- Design and document system and network security controls in line with RAF’s architecture and best practices.
- Conduct technical evaluations to identify vulnerabilities and propose improvements.
4. Reporting
- Ensure all changes are properly authorized and follow RAF’s change control procedures.
- Implement security measures to protect RAF’s systems and networks.
- Maintain processes to ensure ongoing effectiveness of security solutions.
5. Stakeholder Management
- Manage communication with internal and external stakeholders on ICT security matters.
- Support IT operational teams with security processes and controls.
- Maintain relationships with service providers to ensure timely invoicing and payments.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma in Information Technology or related field.
- Certifications: Security+ or CISSP or CISM, plus ITIL Certification.
- Experience: 5-7 years’ experience in ICT security, focusing on Identity and Access Management.
Skills & Competencies
Behavioral Competencies
- Resilience and adaptability
- Effective communication and stakeholder management
- Planning, organizing, and coordinating
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Ethics and client service orientation
- Change and conflict management
- Critical and innovative thinking
Technical Competencies
- IS Security Risk Analysis methods, tools, and techniques (SAP security)
- Risk assessment and management
- Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Operating System Security (Windows, UNIX, Linux)
- Data Security
- Reporting, presentation, and facilitation skills
- Project and service delivery management
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