Senior Remote Cloud Security Engineer

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work with flexible hours

Home office stipend

Equipment provided

Professional growth opportunities

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an experienced Remote Cloud Security Engineer to join a fully remote technology team. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across cloud platforms, and respond to incidents while advocating best practices for secure software development.

You will automate security processes using IaC, collaborate with development and operations, and stay current with evolving cloud threats and technologies. This role is remote-first with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 4+ years cybersecurity experience, at least 2 years in cloud security.
• Proven experience securing AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• IaC experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proficient scripting in Python or Bash.
• Familiarity with container security (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Strong communication for remote collaboration.
• Cloud security certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security architecture for cloud environments.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and best practices.
• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability scans, and pen tests.
• Implement and manage cloud security tools (firewalls, WAFs, IAM).
• Respond to cloud security incidents and threats; remediation.

Skills

Cloud security

Security architecture

Automation

Incident response

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cloud security certs desirable

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

Docker

Kubernetes

IAM

WAFs

Job description

Placements24 seeks an experienced Remote Cloud Security Engineer to join a fully remote technology team. You will design, implement, and manage security controls across cloud platforms, and respond to incidents while advocating best practices for secure software development.

You will automate security processes using IaC, collaborate with development and operations, and stay current with evolving cloud threats and technologies. This role is remote-first with flexible hours.