Remote Cloud Security Architect — AWS/Azure/GCP + Equity

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performance‑dr

Comprehensive health, dental, andvis

Generous stock options and equity

Fully remote work flexibility with a 홈

Advanced certifications and training

Access to cutting-edge cloud security

Pension fund and retirement planning

Dynamic startup culture

Frequent virtual team events

Generous paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Architect for a fully remote role across South Africa. You will design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP, translating business needs into scalable security solutions.

Collaborate with DevOps and engineering, lead threat modeling, enforce security policies, and guide incident response. Requires 5+ years in information security with cloud focus; certifications are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 5+ years of information security experience with emphasis on cloud security.
• Proven track record designing secure solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation) and container security (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Automation scripting in Python or Bash.
• Familiarity with CIS Benchmarks and NIST frameworks.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Cloud security certifications (AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Perform security reviews and identify vulnerabilities with remediation.
• Manage cloud-native security tools and services (WAFs, IAM, KMS).
• Develop threat models for cloud environments and apps.
• Collaborate with DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD.
• Lead incident response in the cloud environment.
• Evaluate new cloud security technologies.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in cloud deployments.
• Provide security guidance to development and operations teams.

Skills

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Architect for a fully remote role across South Africa. You will design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP, translating business needs into scalable security solutions.

Collaborate with DevOps and engineering, lead threat modeling, enforce security policies, and guide incident response. Requires 5+ years in information security with cloud focus; certifications are highly desirable.