Remote Senior Cloud Security Engineer | IaC & Multi-Cloud

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 1,976,000 - 2,964,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work flexibility

Home office stipend

Professional development budget

Team investment in security tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, implement, and manage security across AWS, Azure, and GCP, driving security into the cloud development lifecycle and automating defenses with Terraform and CloudFormation.

You will collaborate with engineering and operations to mitigate threats, ensure regulatory compliance, and continuously improve security posture in a distributed, remote-first team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of information security with a focus on cloud security engineering.
• Experience securing AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Hands-on with IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates.
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls for cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Automate security processes using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities in cloud deployments.
• Manage cloud security services: WAF, DDoS protection, IAM, monitoring tools.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 and other standards.
• Collaborate with CI/CD to embed security in the development lifecycle.
• Conduct security reviews of cloud architectures and apps.
• Develop and maintain cloud security policies and procedures.
• Respond to and manage security incidents in cloud environments.
• Stay current with emerging cloud security threats and best practices.

Skills

Cloud security

IaC automation

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

ARM templates

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, implement, and manage security across AWS, Azure, and GCP, driving security into the cloud development lifecycle and automating defenses with Terraform and CloudFormation.

You will collaborate with engineering and operations to mitigate threats, ensure regulatory compliance, and continuously improve security posture in a distributed, remote-first team.