Senior Technical Lead Jobs in South Africa
DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment · Johannesburg
A senior technical lead role in Johannesburg offers a hands-on enterprise security leader the chance to own design assurance, implementation and delivery governance across secure access and endpoint management platforms.
About the company and the work
The role is advertised by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment, a South African business focused on IT recruitment. The core stack is Cisco Secure Access, Microsoft Intune and ManageEngine Endpoint Central, and the lead will work with managed service providers and cross-functional teams.
Role details and duties
- Assess current secure access, endpoint and identity environments and validate high-level and low-level designs.
- Turn approved architecture into execution plans covering work packages, deployment waves, cutover and rollback.
- Lead Cisco Secure Access delivery, including SIA, SWG, ZTNA, SPA, Secure Client and Resource Connectors.
- Oversee Intune, covering enrolment, app deployment, compliance, configuration profiles and security baselines.
- Own end-to-end testing and technical acceptance, including connectivity, authentication, failover and pilots.
- Run change management through CAB, plus hypercare and a smooth handover into business-as-usual, with runbooks and standard operating procedures.
- Act as the main technical liaison with managed service providers and hold vendors to quality, incident and delivery standards.
Requirements
- Eight or more years in enterprise networking, security or infrastructure, with deep hands-on Cisco expertise.
- CCIE or equivalent senior-level Cisco expertise.
- Proven delivery of Cisco Secure Access implementations and endpoint modernisation projects, from assessment to handover.
- Strong identity and access skills: Entra ID, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, MFA and certificate-based authentication.
- Solid networking and security grounding: routing, firewalls, DNS, PKI and secure remote access.
- PowerShell, log analysis and strong root-cause troubleshooting.
- Experience governing managed service providers and coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Matric plus a relevant IT, Computer Science or Engineering qualification.
Advantageous: Cisco Security, SASE or Zero Trust certifications; Microsoft Intune, Security or Identity certifications; ITIL Foundation or higher; and experience in large or highly regulated enterprise environments.
Where to find and apply safely
This opportunity is listed on CareerJunction, and the Apply button on this page links to the original listing. Apply only through that original listing and be wary of anyone asking for payment to secure a job.
Practical tips
- Show Cisco Secure Access delivery with clear assessment-to-handover examples.
- Highlight Intune, Entra ID and endpoint modernisation work.
- Mention vendor governance, change management and hypercare experience.
- Be ready to discuss testing, failover and technical acceptance.
How the process works
Use the Apply button to reach the original CareerJunction listing, where you can review the full advert and submit your application. The reference for this listing is 878000026059473.
Important information
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