Senior Cloud Security Engineer | Remote & Cutting-Edge

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work stipend

Professional development

Virtual conferences access

Cutting-edge security tools

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead security across cloud environments in a fully remote role serving clients worldwide. You will design, implement, and manage advanced security controls, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital assets.

The role emphasizes proactive threat prevention, incident response, and security automation, with ample opportunities for professional growth and certifications within a remote-first team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years in cybersecurity with cloud focus.
• Certifications like CISSP/CCSP valued.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud security controls and architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Develop and enforce security policies for cloud operations.
• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability scans, and pen tests.
• Respond to security incidents and perform forensics and remediation.
• Automate security tasks using scripting and CI/CD principles.
• Provide security guidance to development and operations teams.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM

Security monitoring

Infrastructure as code

Scripting/automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CCybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead security across cloud environments in a fully remote role serving clients worldwide. You will design, implement, and manage advanced security controls, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital assets.

The role emphasizes proactive threat prevention, incident response, and security automation, with ample opportunities for professional growth and certifications within a remote-first team.