Application Security Engineer — Java, CI/CD & Cloud

Acuity Consultants; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 669,600 - 781,200; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Consultants in Cape Town is looking for a Software Engineer to specialise in Application Security Engineering. You will develop platforms, tooling, and automation to keep payment transactions secure.

This role requires 2+ years of experience, strong backend development skills in Java, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and AWS. The position offers a competitive salary of R60-70K per month, providing an exciting opportunity to impact financial security across South Africa.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• Strong backend development experience with Java.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Build platforms, tooling, and automation for secure payment transactions.
• Develop secure Java libraries for authentication and encryption.
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Backend development with Java

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Modern software development practices

Job description

Acuity Consultants in Cape Town is looking for a Software Engineer to specialise in Application Security Engineering. You will develop platforms, tooling, and automation to keep payment transactions secure.

This role requires 2+ years of experience, strong backend development skills in Java, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and AWS. The position offers a competitive salary of R60-70K per month, providing an exciting opportunity to impact financial security across South Africa.