Application Security Engineer — Java, CI/CD & Cloud

Acuity Consultants

Wes-Kaap

On-site

ZAR 669,600 - 781,200

Full time

14 days+

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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.

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