Senior Cloud Network Security Engineer with Flexible Work

Placements24; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Health benefits

Certifications support

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Cutting-edge cloud security tech

Career advancement opportunities

International collaboration

Pension plan

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Security Engineer to design, implement and manage secure cloud network architectures across major cloud platforms in Pretoria, Gauteng. You will enforce security policies, deploy firewalls, WAFs, IDS/IPS, VPNs and security groups, and lead incident response.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in network security with 3+ years in cloud, strong scripting skills (Python/Bash), and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, IT or related field.
• 6+ years in network security with 3+ years in cloud environments.
• Strong cloud networking knowledge: VPCs/VNets, security groups, NACLs.
• Experience with Palo Alto or Fortinet firewalls, WAFs and SIEM tools.
• Scripting in Python and Bash for automation.
• Certs such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty or Azure Security Engineer desirable.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud network architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and procedures.
• Deploy and manage firewalls, WAFs, IDS/IPS, VPNs, and security groups.
• Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and pen tests.
• Monitor security logs and respond to incidents.
• Collaborate with cloud and development teams to embed security across the lifecycle.
• Develop automation scripts for security configurations and incident response.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud security threats and best practices.
• Provide expert guidance on network security to IT teams.
• Lead security incident response and post-incident analysis.

Skills

Cloud security concepts

Network security

Python

Bash

Incident response

Collaboration/communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/C Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

WAFs

Splunk

ELK Stack

Vulnerability scanners

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Security Engineer to design, implement and manage secure cloud network architectures across major cloud platforms in Pretoria, Gauteng. You will enforce security policies, deploy firewalls, WAFs, IDS/IPS, VPNs and security groups, and lead incident response.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in network security with 3+ years in cloud, strong scripting skills (Python/Bash), and relevant certifications.