Remote Cloud Security Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary incentives

Fully remote position

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a proactive Cloud Security Specialist to join a fully remote security team. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring strong data protection in the cloud.

You will integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, manage IAM, perform regular assessments, and respond to incidents. This role emphasizes remote collaboration and advancing security architecture for a scalable digital presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Proficiency in configuring cloud security services (security groups, WAFs, encryption, and key management).
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation and container security.
• Knowledge of cloud compliance frameworks and data privacy regulations relevant to cloud environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain security solutions for cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement and manage IAM policies, ensuring least privilege access across cloud resources.
• Develop and enforce security best practices for cloud infrastructure, including secure configuration, patching, and monitoring.
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud deployments to identify and address vulnerabilities.
• Respond to cloud-based security incidents, performing forensic analysis and implementing remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native application development.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a proactive Cloud Security Specialist to join a fully remote security team. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring strong data protection in the cloud.

You will integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, manage IAM, perform regular assessments, and respond to incidents. This role emphasizes remote collaboration and advancing security architecture for a scalable digital presence.