Remote Cloud Security Architect – Secure Cloud

Placements24; KwaZulu-Natal; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Cloud Security Architect to design and maintain secure cloud infrastructures for a fully remote team, with work from anywhere in South Africa. You will define security strategies and ensure compliance across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will lead security reviews, implement IAM, encryption, and network controls, and collaborate with DevOps to embed security into CI/CD. A strong background in cloud-native security and relevant certifications is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in information security with a focus on cloud security.
• Expertise in architecting and securing solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security tools, IAM, network security groups, and encryption.
• Strong understanding of containerization security (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless security.
• Relevant cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate) are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust cloud security architectures for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• 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, key management).
• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps to secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead cloud security incident response and forensic analysis when required.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud security threats and technologies.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM

Encryption

Container security

Serverless security

DevSecOps

Security reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Cloud Security Architect to design and maintain secure cloud infrastructures for a fully remote team, with work from anywhere in South Africa. You will define security strategies and ensure compliance across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will lead security reviews, implement IAM, encryption, and network controls, and collaborate with DevOps to embed security into CI/CD. A strong background in cloud-native security and relevant certifications is expected.