Security jobs in South Africa

Senior Specialist: Security Operations

The Senior Specialist Security Operations will be responsible for coordination, supervision and management of all site security operations across sites including ensuring the safe and security of base station transmission infrastructure, assets protection, incident investigation and case management, development and implementation of best practice security standards, policies and working orders and management of contracted security service provider performance and service level agreement.

Key accountabilities:

• Align Site Security Strategy to business operations and drive security performance within sites to ensure satisfaction and objectives defined.
• Champion a security culture within sites and be a single point of contact to coordinate and facilitate security operations, promote and develop security methods, tools and security standards across business.
• Plan, implement, be responsible for and supervise the requirements of security and safety awareness, initiatives and joints policing operations to address and mitigate all security risks to improve regional security operations.
• Develop a security threat risk and vulnerability assessment model to identify and address gaps and non-conformities within sites.
• Implement best practice security standards, processes and procedures for effective risk mitigation and fit-for-purpose improvement plans.
• Improve incident investigation and case management by conducting root cause analysis on all reported site security incidents and implement corrective physical security-measures.
• Formulate security operations annual operational plan (AOP) and the required CAPEX and OPEX budgets for efficient security operations.
• Contribute and enhance integrated dashboard reporting to enable information visibility for management decision-making.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

• Experience in conducting security risk assessment and site security profiles.
• Security project management,
• Good communication and engagement skills, strategic and analytical skills, strong interpersonal skills.
• Experienced in networking and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Management of performance and service level agreement of contracted security service provider.
• Knowledge and capability to implement Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA), Minimum Physical Security Standards (MPSS), relevant security regulations, policies, guidelines and standard operational

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• A three (3) year National Diploma or Degree in Security Risk Management or equivalent.
• At least 5-8 years experience within the security environment and two (2) of which must have been in a security supervision or management level.