Cloud Security Engineer — AWS & Data Protection Expert

Boardroom Appointments; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role focuses on securing enterprise cloud platforms, building scalable infrastructure, and implementing security across data, identities, and networks.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in infrastructure, software development, DevOps or security, strong AWS experience, and hands-on design and troubleshooting in cloud environments. Knowledge of CI/CD, IaC and scripting is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Infrastructure, Software Development, DevOps or Security
• 4+ years in design and implementation of highly available, enterprise-scale public Cloud infrastructure
• 3+ years in AWS with focus on Data, Security & IAM
• experience in adopting cloud security technologies in fast-paced environments
• DevOps background with CI/CD tooling like GitLab or GitHub

Skills

Communications Skills

Cloud Data Security

Data Security

Data Encryption

Access Control

Data Loss Prevention

Secure Logging and Auditing

Data Classification

Secure Data Transfer Protocols

Data Privacy Regulations

2-3 years of Cloud experience

Data Masking

Data Obfuscation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Engineering

relevant tertiary qualification in AWS Foundation or Cloud Computing

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

GitLab

GitHub

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

Hashicorp Vault

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role focuses on securing enterprise cloud platforms, building scalable infrastructure, and implementing security across data, identities, and networks.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in infrastructure, software development, DevOps or security, strong AWS experience, and hands-on design and troubleshooting in cloud environments. Knowledge of CI/CD, IaC and scripting is essential.