Cloud Security Engineer

Old Mutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Cape Town seeks a Cloud Security Engineer to design and build its cybersecurity infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have 3-4 years of experience, relevant certifications, and skills in incident detection and analysis. This role involves leading security initiatives and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Application closes on 16 October 2025.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of relevant experience in IT security.
• 2+ years as a Cloud Security Engineer.
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Security Specialty.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident detection and analysis.
• Design and implement disaster recovery plans.
• Contribute to drafting security-related policies.

Skills

Cloud security

Cybersecurity framework maintenance

Incident analysis and remediation

Business requirements gathering

Fault isolation

Education

Degree or diploma in IT or related field

NQF Level 7 qualification

Tools

AWS

Cloud security compliance tools

Job description

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

• Matric

• Degree or diploma in IT or relates field

• 3- 4 years of relevant experience

• 2+ years’ Cloud security engineer and cloud compliance

• CompTIA Security+

• AWS Cloud Practitioner - Certified Cloud Practitioner

• AWS Security Specialty

• Certified Cloud Security Professional – CCSP

• GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)

Additional Qualifications / Experience (Preferred Not a Requirement)

• CASP+ - CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner

• CCNP Cloud: Cisco Certified Network Professional Cloud

Designs and builds the organisation's cybersecurity systems and infrastructure. Provides specialist knowledge on maintaining a secure cyber security framework. Analyses and monitors the organisation’s cybersecurity measures and responds to actual penetration attempts by malicious hackers.

Responsibilities Information Security

Lead in detecting and analyzing security incidents, including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.

Company Data Protection

Design and implement disaster recovery and contingency plans to protect company data.

Horizon Scanning

Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.

Data Exploration

Conduct research and select relevant information to enable analysis of key themes and trends using primary data sources and business intelligence tools.

Policies and Procedures Development

Contribute to the drafting of policies, procedures, and related guidelines within an area of expertise to meet defined key principles and ensure compliance with external requirements.

Business Requirements Identification

Collect business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.

Faults Diagnosis and Correction

Provide fault isolation and resolution for complex challenges to limit and address issues promptly.

Technical Developments Recommendation

Discuss and recommend technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/applications software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.

Operational Compliance

Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to required standards. Or identify, within the team, patterns of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and with relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct and take appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate.

Database Specifications

Contribute to the approval process for database specifications to ensure all agreed standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills

Adaptive Thinking, Application Development, Computer Literacy, Confidentiality, Data Compilation, Data Compression, Data Controls, Data Modeling, Data Privacy, Data Recovery, Digital Literacy, Gateway Servers, IT Network Security, Probing Questions, Test Case Management

Competencies

Action Oriented Communicates Effectively Cultivates Innovation Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Nimble Learning Optimizes Work Processes Persuades

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

16 October 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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