Remote Cloud Security Engineer: Build Secure Cloud at Scale

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work stipend

Health insurance

Paid time off

Home office allowance

Certifications opportunities

Fully remote global team

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a dedicated Remote Cloud Security Engineer to join its global cybersecurity team. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and managing security for cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP in a fully remote setting.

You will automate controls, conduct assessments, respond to threats, and work with DevOps to secure CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have 5+ years of cloud security experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, InfoSec, or related field.
• At least 5 years of information security experience with focus on cloud security.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust security architectures for cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop and automate security controls, policies, and monitoring systems within the cloud.
• Perform security assessments and audits of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Identify and remediate cloud security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Implement and manage IAM solutions for cloud resources.
• Develop and maintain cloud security best practices and guidelines.
• Respond to security incidents and threats within the cloud environment.
• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Stay current with cloud security trends, emerging threats, and new cloud security technologies.
• Document cloud security configurations, processes, and procedures.

Skills

Cloud security

Python or Go

Remote teamwork

Security incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Security Groups

IAM

WAF

GuardDuty

Azure Security Center

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 seeks a dedicated Remote Cloud Security Engineer to join its global cybersecurity team. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and managing security for cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP in a fully remote setting.

You will automate controls, conduct assessments, respond to threats, and work with DevOps to secure CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have 5+ years of cloud security experience and relevant certifications.