Role Purpose

Leads IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud services, and technology resilience to ensure secure, stable, and high-performing systems that enable business continuity and digital transformation. Responsible for developing and continuously improving robust infrastructure and cybersecurity frameworks that mitigate risk, protect against evolving cyber threats, and ensure governance, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity strategies aligned to business objectives and digital transformation goals

• Lead and optimize enterprise infrastructure environments including networks, servers, cloud platforms, virtualization, storage, and end-user technologies

• Ensure the security, scalability, resilience, availability, and performance of all IT infrastructure and technology services

• Drive cybersecurity operations including threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security investigations

• Implement and maintain cybersecurity frameworks, governance standards, policies, and compliance requirements including POPIA, ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS

• Oversee identity and access management, endpoint security, network security, cloud security, and data protection controls

• Lead IT risk management, business continuity, disaster recovery planning, and resilience testing to ensure operational continuity

• Manage infrastructure modernization, cloud adoption, and enterprise technology transformation initiatives

• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing infrastructure and cybersecurity teams while managing vendors, service providers, and strategic technology partnerships

• Manage departmental budgets, procurement, resource planning, and provide strategic reporting and recommendations to executive leadership

Qualification and Experience

• Matric (Grade 12) required

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field

• Postgraduate qualification is advantageous

• CISSP certification is preferred (information security leadership)

• CISM certification is advantageous (security management focus)

• Additional certifications such as CEH, CompTIA Security+, and ITIL Foundation are beneficial

• Cloud and infrastructure certifications (Microsoft, AWS, Azure, VMware, Cisco) are advantageous

• 8–10 years’ experience in IT infrastructure and cybersecurity environments is required

• 3–5 years’ senior leadership or management experience is essential

• Proven expertise in enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity operations, risk management, compliance, incident response, disaster recovery, and vendor management