Lead Security Engineer: Cloud & Security Architecture

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive health benefits

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Job summary

Placements24 in Centurion is seeking an accomplished Lead Security Engineer to spearhead security engineering initiatives from our Centurion office. This senior role involves designing, building, and maintaining secure and scalable infrastructure, leading a team of security professionals, and setting the technical direction for the security architecture.

You will protect the organization against cyber threats, ensure systems resilience, and drive innovation in security technologies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in security engineering with leadership experience.
• Deep cloud security expertise across AWS, Azure, GCP and IaC security.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security solutions for cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Lead and mentor a team of security engineers, driving performance.
• Enforce security engineering standards and guidelines.
• Oversee security tools deployment (firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR).
• Conduct threat modeling and security reviews for projects.
• Manage complex security incidents to minimise business impact.

Skills

Leadership

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Automation

Scripting

DevSecOps

Incident response

Secure coding

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

DevSecOps tooling

Job description

Placements24 in Centurion is seeking an accomplished Lead Security Engineer to spearhead security engineering initiatives from our Centurion office. This senior role involves designing, building, and maintaining secure and scalable infrastructure, leading a team of security professionals, and setting the technical direction for the security architecture.

You will protect the organization against cyber threats, ensure systems resilience, and drive innovation in security technologies.