Network Security Engineer (Tufin)

Pretoria, South Africa Posted on 06/03/2026

Weare seeking a technically strong engineer with expertise in complex enterprisenetworks, firewall management, and systems integration. This role blendsoperations, development, and solution design, requiring independenttroubleshooting, integration development, and coordination with externalproviders. The successful candidate must have strong analytical skills andproven experience in highly complex technical environments. Adaptability toevolving technical and operational demands is essential.

• Operate, maintain, and enhance thefirewall management platform (commercial and custom-built components).
• Develop platform components, integrations, and automation workflows (Python, APIs, database queries).
• Troubleshoot complex issues acrossnetworks, systems, and applications.
• Coordinate, delegate, and guide external service providers for operational and development work.
• Ensure platform stability through patching, monitoring, performance tuning, and risk identification.
• Prepare environments for go-live and provide post-deployment support.
• Maintain accurate documentation (technical specs, procedures, training material).
• Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes.
• Engage with stakeholders as the technical owner of the platform, including international teams.
• Participate in standby, shift, and after-hours operations as required.
• Travel internationally for up to two weeks when necessary.

• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, routing, and firewall security architectures.
• Advanced troubleshooting across systems, networks, and applications.
• Solid programming skills (Python preferred) and experience with API, database, and network integrations
• Experience delivering and maintaining complex software solutions, including automation.
• Hands on experience with operational processes: patching, monitoring, log analysis, performance optimization.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, scripting, and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with enterprise governance processes (incident, change, problem management).

• Experience with firewall rule management platforms (Tufin preferred).
• Experience with containers (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience coordinating work packages with external service providers.
• Ability to analyze complex environments and propose improvements.
• Strong communication for technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Agile methodologies and release management experience.

• Relevant technical degree (BSc/MSc Computer Science, Information Systems, BEng in Computer/Electrical/Electronic) or equivalent.
• IT diploma candidates with exceptional hands on experience may be considered.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in complex technical environments.
• Demonstrated practical competence through prior projects, portfolio, or real world problem solving.