Intermediate Cloud Security Engineer

Recruiter:

IT Empowered Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

PTA000055/Lo

Date posted:

Friday, March 13, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

negotiable Hourly

SUMMARY:

Hiring: Intermediate Cloud Security Engineer (Contractor)

POSITION INFO:

Job Title:

Intermediate Cloud Security Engineer

Seniority Level:

Mid Career (4 - 6 yrs exp)

Type:

Contractor

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage cloud-native security controls within AWS.
Configure and maintain firewalls, WAFs, and DDoS protection to safeguard applications and infrastructure.
Develop and enforce authentication and access management policies across cloud environments.
Collaborate with enterprise teams to automate security processes, ensuring scalability and compliance.
Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents in cloud environments.
Conduct regular security assessments, audits, and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities.
Provide technical guidance to development and operations teams on secure cloud practices.

Skills Required:

Intermediate Cloud Security Engineer, AWS security services, WAF configuration, Cloud-native security frameworks and compliance standards

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