Senior Security Analyst – Ozow, Cape Town

Job Overview

Ozow is currently hiring for the position of Senior Security Analyst in Cape Town. This role involves key operational responsibilities, and qualified applicants who meet the criteria below are encouraged to apply.

Job Details

• Employer: Ozow
• Location: Cape Town, South Africa
• Posted: 25 September 2026
• Closing date: Not specified by source; applications may close without notice.
• Salary: Not disclosed by source

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the security roadmap with the Infrastructure Manager, sequenced by risk and business impact.
• Define security standards, baselines, and testing methodology, and hold teams to them.
• Mentor engineers and infrastructure specialists, and set the testing strategy: what is tested, how often, and to what depth.
• Report security posture, risk, and progress to senior leadership in terms the business can act on.
• Lead hands-on penetration testing across infrastructure, cloud workloads, applications, APIs, and endpoints.
• Design and run adversary simulations and red team exercises to validate real-world defensive capability.
• Validate remediation through retesting, and drive a purple-team approach with Engineering.
• Own the selection, implementation, and tuning of security tooling (SIEM, EDR, scanners, WAFs, IDS/IPS).

Requirements

• You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
• Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
• A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
• You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
• Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
• You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
• You are a decisive doer—those who take initiative, follow through with confidence, and ensure results through courageous, hands-on leadership.
• We value optimism, agility, and the strength to persevere under pressure—balancing performance with positivity, even in challenging environments.

How to Apply

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