Networks & Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Summary Employer: greenfuel Job Type: Full-time Location: Harare, Zimbabwe Category: IT & Telecoms Closing Date: 2026-11-13 Key Responsibilities Design, configure, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and hybrid-cloud network environments (such as Microsoft Azure or AWS). Manage core routing and switching protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) and VLAN segmentation. Monitor network availability, capacity, performance, and up time to minimize disruptions. Maintain vulnerability and remediation registers; carry out routine access reviews, configuration checks and technical risk assessments; report unresolved risks to management. Enforce backup security, restore testing, disaster-recovery readiness and ransomware resilience, including segregated or immutable backup approaches where feasible. Support cybersecurity policies, user awareness campaigns, supplier security reviews, data protection requirements and audits; align practices with ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST CSF where adopted. Maintain accurate evidence of security actions, incidents, exceptions and corrective measures; coordinate penetration testing or specialist services where required. Deploy and manage security appliances including firewalls (e.g., Check Point, Fortinet, Cisco, Sophos), VPNs, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and Network Access Control (NAC). Implement Zero Trust architectures, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and endpoint protection (EDR/XDR). Monitor Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to analyze log data and detect suspicious network traffic. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and security audits to identify and patch system gaps. Lead incident response efforts, forensic investigations, and mitigation during active cyberattacks, malware, ransomware, or phishing incidents. Develop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) plans. Enforce data privacy and security standards relevant to the organization’s industry (e.g. Data Protection Act,ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, POPIA, or PCI-DSS). Write and update internal security policies, configuration baselines, and employee awareness training materials. Provide first- and second-line support for desktops, laptops, printers, mobile devices, collaboration tools and standard business applications. Log, prioritize, resolve and escalate requests and incidents against agreed service targets; maintain clear user communication and a searchable knowledge base. Prepare and secure devices for onboarding/offboarding; handle software installation, asset allocation, warranty coordination and user training. Requirements Diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or a closely related discipline (or equivalent demonstrable experience). Recommended minimum: 2-3 years of hands-on IT infrastructure, systems and user support experience, including at least 1- 2 years of substantial cybersecurity responsibilities. Proven ability to administer business networks, firewalls, Windows/Linux environments, identity services, endpoint security and backup/recovery platforms. Practical experience responding to security incidents, investigating alerts, hardening systems, applying patches and performing vulnerability remediation. Experience supporting business applications and users in a multi-department organization; industrial/factory or multi-site experience is an advantage. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work both independently and in a team. Added Advantage Cloud security experience (Azure, AWS) or Microsoft 365 security. Data Protection Officer Qualification. Familiarity with industrial or operational technology (OT) environments. Advanced certifications in cybersecurity or networking.