Remote Information Security Architect: Cloud & IAM Strategy

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,958,000 - 2,936,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an innovative Information Security Architect to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on designing and maintaining secure IT infrastructure, defining architectural standards, and guiding technical teams in implementing robust security solutions across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in information security with hands-on security architecture and cloud expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/IT or related field.
• 8+ years in information security focusing on architecture and design.
• Expertise in cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP with hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of network security, IAM, data protection, and cryptography.
• Experience with security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) and threat modeling.
• Excellent strategic thinking, leadership, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable enterprise security architectures.
• Develop and maintain security standards, blueprints and best practices for cloud and on‑prem.
• Evaluate and recommend new security technologies to address threats.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT and business stakeholders to embed security in projects.
• Lead security reviews and provide guidance on design decisions.
• Document security architecture patterns and reference implementations.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security design

Threat modeling

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / related engineering

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an innovative Information Security Architect to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on designing and maintaining secure IT infrastructure, defining architectural standards, and guiding technical teams in implementing robust security solutions across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in information security with hands-on security architecture and cloud expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP.