Remote InfoSec Engineer: Threat Detection & Response

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan match

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Information Security Engineer for a global cybersecurity leader. Design, deploy, and manage security solutions across networks, endpoints, and cloud.

This remote-first role focuses on threat detection, prevention, and incident response, with collaboration across distributed teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in information security, strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR, firewalls, and compliance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Cybersecurity or related field.
• 5+ years in information security engineering/operations.
• Experience with network, endpoint, cloud, and application security.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage security solutions (firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, SIEM).
• Develop and enforce security policies to mitigate risks.

Skills

Network security

Endpoint security

Cloud security

Application security

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability management

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

ELK

Firewalls

EDR tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Information Security Engineer for a global cybersecurity leader. Design, deploy, and manage security solutions across networks, endpoints, and cloud.

This remote-first role focuses on threat detection, prevention, and incident response, with collaboration across distributed teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in information security, strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR, firewalls, and compliance frameworks.