Remote Lead Cloud Security Engineer

Placements24; Centurion; Híbrido; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Home office stipend

PTO

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage security across AWS, Azure, and GCP in a remote-first team. The role calls for hands-on cloud security expertise, IaC automation, and leadership to shepherd security across multi-cloud deployments.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive incident response, and ensure regulatory compliance while staying ahead of evolving threats in a fully remote work environment.

Formación

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, with at least 4 years in cloud security.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP security services.
• Proficiency in security automation and scripting (Python, Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong understanding of IAM, data encryption and compliance in cloud environments.
• Experience with container security (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless security is advantageous.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer are desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and maintain security architectures for multi-cloud environments.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Implement and manage cloud security tools (WAF, security groups, IAM, threat detection).
• Conduct security assessments and penetration testing of cloud infra and apps.
• Lead incident response and remediation in cloud environments.
• Automate security controls and compliance checks using IaC tools.
• Collaborate with engineering to embed security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide mentorship to junior security engineers.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud security threats and technologies.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations.

Conocimientos

Cloud security

Leadership

Python

Terraform

Ansible

IAM

Kubernetes

Docker

Penetration testing

Security automation

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Herramientas

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage security across AWS, Azure, and GCP in a remote-first team. The role calls for hands-on cloud security expertise, IaC automation, and leadership to shepherd security across multi-cloud deployments.

You will mentor junior engineers, drive incident response, and ensure regulatory compliance while staying ahead of evolving threats in a fully remote work environment.