Cloud Security Engineer - AWS & Azure | IaC & SecOps

Placements24; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement savings plan

Training on cloud technologies and c

Certifications support

Job summary

Placements24 in Sandton is seeking a skilled Cloud Security Engineer to fortify cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across cloud environments, partnering with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in cybersecurity (2+ in cloud security), strong knowledge of cloud security services, IaC tooling (Terraform/CloudFormation), scripting (Python), and container security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS, cybersecurity, or related field.
• At least 4 years in cybersecurity with 2+ in cloud security.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and Azure security services.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) for automation.
• Familiarity with container security (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage security for AWS and Azure cloud environments.
• Develop and enforce security configurations and policies for cloud services.
• Implement cloud-native security tools and logging/monitoring.
• Conduct security assessments and vulnerability scanning of cloud infra.
• Automate security deployments with IaC tooling.
• Respond to cloud security incidents and remediation.
• Collaborate with DevOps to secure deployments and infra.
• Stay updated on cloud security threats and best practices.
• Provide guidance on cloud architecture security and documentation.
• Contribute to cloud security best practices and playbooks.

Skills

Cloud security

AWS security

Azure security

Scripting (Python)

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

GuardDuty

AWS Security Hub

Azure Security Center

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker security

Job description

Placements24 in Sandton is seeking a skilled Cloud Security Engineer to fortify cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across cloud environments, partnering with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in cybersecurity (2+ in cloud security), strong knowledge of cloud security services, IaC tooling (Terraform/CloudFormation), scripting (Python), and container security.