Job Description

Junior Security Code Review Analyst
Security Review & Consulting
Contract: 6-month fixed-term (with strong potential to convert to permanent)
Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town
Working Model: Hybrid / Onsite
About Redherd
Redherd is a specialist cybersecurity recruitment and consulting partner working closely with high-quality security teams across Europe, the UK, and beyond. We focus on placing technically capable people into roles where they can genuinely learn, grow, and do meaningful security work.
About the Role
Our client is a security review and consulting company that is continuing to expand its technical delivery team. They are looking to hire multiple Junior Security Analysts to support ongoing security review, research, and consulting work across a range of client engagements.
This role is ideal for a solid junior professional looking for a more technical challenge, or a recent Computer Science / Programming graduate who wants to apply their coding skills in a security-focused environment. You will work closely with experienced security professionals and gain exposure to how security issues are identified, analysed, and remediated in real-world systems.
What You'll Be Doing

• Analyse security-related changes and fixes across codebases and repositories
• Review and compare code changes to understand how vulnerabilities are introduced and resolved
• Assist in identifying affected functions, logic paths, and components
• Support security review and research activities across multiple client environments
• Gain exposure to penetration testing concepts and supporting activities, under guidance from senior consultants
• Document findings clearly for internal teams and senior reviewers

What We're Looking For

• Junior-level experience or a Computer Science / Programming-related degree
• Comfortable navigating Git-based code repositories and reading code changes
• Ability to read and reason about source code in at least one language
• Strong curiosity, analytical thinking, and attention to detail
• Eagerness to learn and develop within a professional security consulting environment

Why This Role Is Valuable

• Exposure to real-world security review and consulting work, not just theory
• Mentorship from experienced security consultants
• Opportunity to build a foundation in Application Security, Vulnerability Analysis, and Penetration Testing

Clear path to permanent employment based on performance

Skills Required