Cloud Security Engineer - Hybrid (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Pension/retirement planning

Certifications funding

Hybrid work model

Office in Polokwane

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage security for cloud workloads across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will secure cloud environments, enforce policies, and monitor threats while collaborating with development and ops teams in a hybrid Polokwane office.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT security with 3+ years in cloud security, strong scripting skills, and IaC experience to automate secure deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years in IT security, with at least 3 years in cloud security.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP security services.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation.
• Experience with IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls and architectures for cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Configure and manage cloud security services (WAF, security groups, IAM, key management, threat detection).
• Conduct security assessments of cloud deployments and identify vulnerabilities.
• Implement and manage security monitoring and logging solutions for cloud infrastructure.
• Respond to and investigate security incidents in cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud security

IT security

Security mindset

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS security services

Azure security services

GCP security services

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage security for cloud workloads across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will secure cloud environments, enforce policies, and monitor threats while collaborating with development and ops teams in a hybrid Polokwane office.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT security with 3+ years in cloud security, strong scripting skills, and IaC experience to automate secure deployments.