Application & Cyber Security Administrator

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

The Application and Cyber Security Administrator is responsible for securing, configuring, and maintaining the integrity of enterprise applications, systems, and underlying infrastructure. This hands-on role combines technical administration with proactive defense, collaborating closely with IT operations, application owners, and engineering teams to implement security controls, resolve vulnerabilities, and respond to cyber secuQrity incidents.

Core Responsibilities

• Application Security & Administration: Configure, patch, and administer enterprise applications to ensure continuous availability, baseline hardening, and proper identity and access management (IAM).
• Vulnerability Management: Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and coordinate with technical teams to prioritize and remediate application- and system-level weaknesses.
• Incident Response & Monitoring: Monitor security alerts, analyze application logs, and participate directly in cyber incident triage, containment, and root-cause analysis.
• Policy Implementation: Translate organizational security policies into technical configurations across application environments, APIs, and cloud services.
• Collaboration & Change Control: Partner with change management and development teams to review system modifications, evaluate architectural risk, and maintain technical documentation.

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology and related degree
ZAQA Certified Grade 12 with a minimum of 5 Credits.

Experience Required:

 1 to 2 yrs experience.

Technical Competencies

• Application Security Management

  • Secure software development lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Application vulnerability assessment and remediation
  • Security testing (SAST, DAST, penetration testing)
  • Secure coding principles

• Cybersecurity Operations

  • Threat monitoring and detection
  • Incident response and investigation
  • Security event management (SIEM)
  • Malware analysis and prevention

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • User access administration
  • Privileged access management
  • Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)