Remote Principal Cloud Security Engineer

Placements24; Randburg; Híbrido; ZAR 2.953.000 - 3.774.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary and benefits

Stock options

Remote work

Professional development budget

Home office stipend

Global scale projects

Diverse team culture

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is partnering with a global leader in cloud-based services to hire a Principal Security Engineer for a 100% remote role. You will architect, develop, and implement advanced security solutions to protect expansive cloud infrastructure and platforms, defining security best practices and leading security initiatives across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years in security engineering with deep cloud focus, hands-on scripting (Python, Go), IaC (Terraform), and

Formación

• Master's degree or equivalent in CS, cybersecurity, or related field.
• 10+ years in security engineering with cloud focus.
• Expert knowledge of AWS/Azure/GCP cloud security.
• Experience with automation, scripting, and IaC (Python, Go, Terraform).

Responsabilidades

• Design and manage security solutions for large-scale cloud environments.
• Develop security infrastructure: IAM, network, data protection.
• Conduct security reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments.
• Automate security controls to improve efficiency.
• Lead security incident response and remediation.
• Define security standards and mentor engineers.
• Research new technologies and emerging threats.
• Collaborate with product teams to embed security in development.
• Contribute to overall security architecture and strategy.

Conocimientos

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Security automation

CI/CD security

Leadership

Educación

Master's degree in CS/Cybersecurity

Herramientas

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Go

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is partnering with a global leader in cloud-based services to hire a Principal Security Engineer for a 100% remote role. You will architect, develop, and implement advanced security solutions to protect expansive cloud infrastructure and platforms, defining security best practices and leading security initiatives across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years in security engineering with deep cloud focus, hands-on scripting (Python, Go), IaC (Terraform), and