Red and Blue Team Exercises Specialist

WE'RE HIRING | RED & BLUE TEAM CYBERSECURITY SPECIALISTS – 5 POSITIONS

Location: Centurion, Gauteng (to be confirmed)
Salary: Market-related
Positions Available: 5

SASSO Consulting is recruiting experienced Red and Blue Team Cybersecurity Specialists for exciting opportunities within enterprise cybersecurity and information security.

We are looking for technically strong professionals with proven hands-on experience in offensive security, defensive security, adversary simulation, threat detection or cybersecurity exercises.

Key Requirements:

Relevant IT, Computer Science or Cybersecurity qualification
3–5+ years' relevant cybersecurity experience
Proven hands-on Red Team, Blue Team or Purple Team experience – essential
Strong understanding of penetration testing, adversary emulation or defensive security operations
Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Experience identifying security vulnerabilities and evaluating security controls
Practical experience with security monitoring, threat detection or incident response
Exposure to SIEM, EDR and enterprise security technologies
Understanding of Active Directory, Windows, Linux and network security
Experience with cybersecurity exercise planning, execution or detection validation
Familiarity with tools such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel or CrowdStrike advantageous

Advantageous Certifications:

OSCP | OSEP | CRTP | CRTE | GPEN | GCIH | GCIA | CEH | CompTIA PenTest+ | CompTIA CySA+

We're looking for candidates who:

Have practical experience conducting or supporting cybersecurity exercises
Understand attacker techniques and enterprise security defences
Can identify security weaknesses and recommend effective improvements
Have strong analytical, investigative and technical problem-solving skills

IMPORTANT: This is a specialist cybersecurity opportunity. General IT support or theoretical cybersecurity knowledge without substantial hands-on offensive or defensive security experience will not be sufficient.

READY FOR YOUR NEXT CYBERSECURITY OPPORTUNITY?

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Please submit your updated CV together with copies of your relevant qualifications and professional certifications.

All applications must be submitted through our website. Please do not apply via LinkedIn messages or comments.

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