Remote Cloud Security Engineer – IAM and Automation

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 960,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work stipend

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a fully remote Security Engineer to design and manage security for cloud environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP. The role emphasizes IAM, vulnerability management, and automation within CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with distributed teams, implement robust security policies, and stay ahead of cloud security threats while maintaining compliance and data protection across our global platforms.

Qualifications

• Cloud security engineering experience with AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong IAM, network security and data protection knowledge.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Go, Bash) for automation.
• Cloud security certifications are valued.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain security controls for cloud environments.
• Develop and automate security processes for CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct security assessments and vulnerability management.
• Implement and manage IAM solutions.
• Monitor cloud security posture and remediation actions.
• Collaborate with engineering to secure the development lifecycle.
• Stay current with cloud security best practices.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM

Network security

Data protection

IaC Terraform

Python

Kubernetes security

CI/CD security

Education

BSc CS/IS

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a fully remote Security Engineer to design and manage security for cloud environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP. The role emphasizes IAM, vulnerability management, and automation within CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with distributed teams, implement robust security policies, and stay ahead of cloud security threats while maintaining compliance and data protection across our global platforms.