Job role overview
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Date posted
October 5, 2026
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Closing date
November 5, 2026
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Hiring location
Gauteng Johannesburg
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Experience
None
Description
Your day at NTT DATA
- The Security Managed Services Engineer (L2) is a developing engineering role, responsible for providing a managed service to clients to ensure that their Security Infrastructures and systems remain operational.
- Through the proactive monitoring, identifying, investigating, and resolving of technical incidents and problems, this role is able to restore service to clients.
- The primary objective of this role is to proactively review client requests or tickets and apply technical/process knowledge to resolve them without breaching service level agreement (SLA) and focuses on second-line support for incidents and requests with a medium level of complexity.
- The Security Managed Services Engineer (L2) may also contribute to / support on project work as and when required.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Support & Operations
- Serve as an L2 technical escalation point for security-related incidents and operational issues.
- Monitor, manage, and support enterprise security infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and availability.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution across network security technologies.
- Investigate and remediate security and network-related incidents within agreed service levels.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence of issues.
Security Platform Administration
- Administer, maintain, and support security technologies including: Fortinet FortiGate and associated security solutions Palo Alto Networks security platforms Check Point security technologies
- Perform firewall administration, including policy reviews, rule management, optimization, and troubleshooting.
- Manage security configurations and ensure adherence to security standards and best practices.
- Support system upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
Change & Service Management
- Implement approved changes within customer environments in accordance with established change management processes.
- Participate in incident, problem, and change management activities.
- Ensure all activities are properly documented and performed in line with operational procedures.
- Support service improvement initiatives and contribute to operational excellence.
Governance & Compliance
- Operate within formal IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks and security governance processes.
- Maintain compliance with incident, problem, change, and security management standards.
- Ensure technical documentation is current, accurate, and aligned with operational requirements.
Required Skills and Experience
Technical Expertise
- Strong hands-on experience with: Fortinet FortiGate and Fortinet Security Solutions Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Security Platforms Check Point Security Solutions
- Extensive knowledge of: Enterprise firewall administration and management Security policy creation, implementation, and optimization Network security concepts and best practices VPN technologies, NAT, routing, and network protocols Threat detection, analysis, and remediation
- Experience supporting enterprise production environments within a Managed Services environment.
Operational Experience
- Experience working within: Incident Management Change Management Problem Management Security Governance processes
- Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex technical incidents.
- Strong analytical and root cause investigation capabilities.
- Experience working within SLA-driven operational environments.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Relevant industry certifications such as: Fortinet NSE / FCP Certifications Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- ITIL Foundation Certification.
- Additional cybersecurity certifications.
- Experience within a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) or Managed Services environment.
Key Competencies
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong documentation skills.
- Ability to perform effectively under pressure in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Strong customer service and service delivery focus.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
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