Cloud Security Architect - Hybrid & Cloud Innovations

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health insurance

Professional certifications

Training opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an experienced Cloud Security Architect to design, implement, and maintain secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will embed security best practices, automate controls, and respond to threats, while collaborating with development and operations teams in a hybrid setup.

The role emphasizes cloud security leadership, incident response, and secure-by-design principles to protect data and applications across platforms. Hybrid work flexibility is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with cloud security architecture specialization.
• Deep understanding of AWS, Azure, and GCP security services.
• Proven DevOps/DevSecOps experience with IaC and CI/CD security integration.
• Expertise in IAM, container security, and network security in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Automate security controls, deployment pipelines, and threat detection in the cloud.
• Conduct security reviews of cloud architectures and applications; mitigate risk.
• Lead incident response for cloud security events.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure secure coding and app security in cloud environments.

Skills

Cloud security

Security architecture

DevOps/DevSecOps

IaC/CI/CD security

IAM

Container security

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 seeks an experienced Cloud Security Architect to design, implement, and maintain secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will embed security best practices, automate controls, and respond to threats, while collaborating with development and operations teams in a hybrid setup.

The role emphasizes cloud security leadership, incident response, and secure-by-design principles to protect data and applications across platforms. Hybrid work flexibility is offered.