Remote Cloud Security Engineer - Flexible, Advanced Cloud

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in the cloud.

This fully remote role involves developing security policies, automating security with IaC, managing IAM and encryption keys, monitoring threats, conducting assessments, and leading incident response within a DevSecOps framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 4+ years in cloud security engineering or related cybersecurity role.
• Hands-on security for AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Experience with Terraform and CloudFormation, IAM, KMS and WAF.
• Strong knowledge of container security and scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls for cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Automate security processes and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Monitor cloud environments for threats, vulnerabilities, and compliance deviations.
• Conduct security assessments and incident response for cloud infrastructure.
• Lead DevSecOps initiatives and collaborate with Dev/Ops teams.
• Manage identity and access management for cloud resources.
• Stay current with emerging cloud security threats and technologies.

Skills

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Container security

Python Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

IAM

WAF

Azure Security Center

Google Cloud Security

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in the cloud.

This fully remote role involves developing security policies, automating security with IaC, managing IAM and encryption keys, monitoring threats, conducting assessments, and leading incident response within a DevSecOps framework.