Remote Cloud Security Architect - Multi-Cloud Champion

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an innovative Cloud Security Architect to join a fully remote team across South Africa. You will design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructures, defining cloud security strategies and ensuring compliance with global standards.

The role requires expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP, hands-on security tooling, IAM, encryption, and container/serverless security. Join a growing organization shaping cloud security practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of information security experience with cloud focus.
• Proven expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP cloud security.
• Hands-on with IAM, encryption, and network security.
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless security knowledge.
• Cloud security certifications highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud security architectures for AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Conduct security reviews of cloud deployments and provide hardening recommendations.
• Implement and manage security tools for cloud environments (WAF, IDS/IPS, KMS).
• Collaborate with engineering/DevOps to embed security in CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead response to cloud security incidents and perform forensics when required.
• Stay updated on cloud security threats and technologies and recommend solutions.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM

Network security

Encryption

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud security architecture

AWS

Azure

GCP

Serverless security

Security certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Azure Security Engineer Associate

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an innovative Cloud Security Architect to join a fully remote team across South Africa. You will design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructures, defining cloud security strategies and ensuring compliance with global standards.

The role requires expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP, hands-on security tooling, IAM, encryption, and container/serverless security. Join a growing organization shaping cloud security practices.