Engineer, Active Directory Security

Company Description

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.

Job Description

To provide engineering InfoSec expertise, professional knowledge, and technical skills in implementing information security initiatives that protect sensitive data, systems, and identity infrastructure from infiltration, misuse, and compromise. The role is responsible for executing and enhancing identity and directory security capabilities across engineering, cloud, technology, and architecture domains.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required
Software Engineering

5–7 years

• Proven experience administering and securing enterprise Active Directory and Azure Active Directory environments.
• Experience with hybrid identity, federation services, SSO, and privileged access management solutions.
• Strong understanding of identity security principles, authentication protocols, and access control models.

5–7 years

• Experience supporting cloud identity environments across Azure and AWS platforms.
• Exposure to Zero Trust frameworks, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, and IAM governance solutions.

8–10 years

• Strong technical understanding of operating systems, network security controls, directory services, and enterprise infrastructure security.
• Proven experience in security engineering, automation, troubleshooting, and enterprise-scale infrastructure support.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change
• Empowering Individuals
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interacting with People
• Making Decisions
• Showing Composure
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Incident and Problem Management
• Information Security Management
• IT Design Driven Development
• IT Knowledge
• Service Management Processes
• Technical Analysis
• Trouble Shooting
• Use of Build and Test Automation