Software Engineer - Become Security Engineer and build the systems that keep millions of paymen[...]

Acuity Consultants; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 669,600 - 781,200; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Consultants in Cape Town is looking for a Software Engineer to specialise in Application Security Engineering. You will develop platforms, tooling, and automation to keep payment transactions secure.

This role requires 2+ years of experience, strong backend development skills in Java, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and AWS. The position offers a competitive salary of R60-70K per month, providing an exciting opportunity to impact financial security across South Africa.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• Strong backend development experience with Java.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Build platforms, tooling, and automation for secure payment transactions.
• Develop secure Java libraries for authentication and encryption.
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Backend development with Java

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Modern software development practices

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a Software Engineer to specialise in Application Security Engineering, building the platforms, tooling, and automation that help secure software used by millions of South Africans every day.

Based in Cape Town, this role is paying R60-70K per month.

THE COMPANY:

Since 2012, this leading payments technology company has built cloud‑native software that powers and optimises financial transactions at scale. Their platforms enable banks, financial institutions, and enterprises to deliver critical financial services to millions of South Africans every day.

Operating in a high‑volume, high‑availability environment, their engineering teams solve complex challenges across security, scalability, reliability, and performance while building resilient systems that sit at the core of South Africa's payments ecosystem.

THE ROLE:

As an Application Security Engineer, you will build the platforms, tooling, and automation that help keep millions of payment transactions secure every day.

You’ll develop secure‑by‑default Java libraries for authentication, encryption, and logging, build tooling that identifies security risks before code reaches production, integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, and automate vulnerability remediation across engineering environments.

You’ll work closely with Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, DevOps teams, and Security stakeholders to ensure that secure software development is the easiest path for engineering teams across the business.

THE REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or similar engineering roles
• Strong backend development experience with Java
• Experience building or modifying CI/CD pipelines and engineering tooling
• Hands‑on AWS and Infrastructure as Code experience
• Scripting experience using Python, Bash, Go, or similar technologies
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices and cloud‑native environments