Remote Cloud Security Engineer - DevSecOps & IAM Expert

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible remote work

Learning & certifications

Competitive salary

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking an Information Security Engineer to join a remote-first team. You will design, implement, and manage cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP to protect our client’s digital infrastructure.

You will automate tasks with Python, Terraform, and Ansible, enforce security policies, conduct assessments, and lead incident response for cloud environments in a DevSecOps context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity.
• 3–5 years in information security with cloud focus.
• Expertise with AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Hands-on with IAM, network security, monitoring services.
• Scripting in Python, Terraform, Ansible for automation.
• Strong networking, OS knowledge and problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and remote collaboration.
• Security certifications (AWS/Azure) desirable.
• Container security experience (Docker/Kubernetes) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls for cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and best practices.
• Automate security tasks using scripting and IaC tools.
• Conduct security assessments, pen testing, and vulnerability management.
• Monitor for threats, anomalies, and compliance deviations.
• Lead incident response for cloud-based security events.
• Collaborate with Dev & Ops to embed security in CI/CD (DevSecOps).
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud security technologies.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in cloud deployments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship on cloud security.

Skills

Cloud security engineering

AWS/Azure/GCP

Scripting: Python, Terraform, Ansible

IAM & network security

DevSecOps collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

IAM

Security monitoring

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking an Information Security Engineer to join a remote-first team. You will design, implement, and manage cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP to protect our client’s digital infrastructure.

You will automate tasks with Python, Terraform, and Ansible, enforce security policies, conduct assessments, and lead incident response for cloud environments in a DevSecOps context.