Job Description

Security Operations Center Engineer
Reward: R400K -R500K
The opportunity that awaits you:
Are you obsessed with uncovering digital threats, fine-tuning detection strategies, and architecting bulletproof incident response plans? Then stop scrolling-this is the opportunity you've been hunting for.
Join one of South Africa's fastest-growing security enterprises as they expand their elite Security Operations Centre (SOC). They are not just building a team-they are assembling a cyber defence force.
As a Senior SOC Engineer, you won't just monitor-you'll lead. You'll be the subject matter expert in SIEM and next-gen cyber defence, driving proactive threat hunting, rapid incident response, and high-impact client engagement. Your insights will shape Managed Detection and Response (MDR) capabilities, and your mentorship will elevate the next wave of analysts.
Your key responsibilities:

• Lead Level 3 escalation and incident response efforts
• Enrich threat intelligence and validate detection hypotheses
• Author and execute advanced threat hunting strategies
• Serve as CSIRT Secretary for complex investigations
• Conduct deep technical analysis of security events across network, endpoint, and log sources
• Mentor Detection and QA layers, driving R&D enhancements
• Maintain and optimize IRPs and SLAs for MDR services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors
• Enhance defence playbooks and partner training modules

Our required expertise:

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science
• Proven experience in SOC operations (Defensive & Offensive)
• Strong knowledge of:
• SIEM platforms and detection engineering
• Network architecture and system administration
• Endpoint security (EDR/XDR), IAM, and cloud services (IaaS/SaaS)
• Threat analysis, risk triage, and attacker tradecraft
• Familiarity with ISO27001, NIST, CIS, Mitre ATT&CK (beneficial)
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell - advantageous)
• Industry certifications (CISSP preferred or in progress)
• Valid driver's license or reliable transport (beneficial

Please apply directly or on our website ( )
For more roles, please have a look at our website (www.60degrees.com). or follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/10287263/) and Instagram (@60d_sixtydegrees).

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