Cloud Secruity Consultant at Paracon

Our Client is a leading financial services group and has been listed on the JSE and Namibian stock exchange. Their business interests have a global reach; however, their head office is situated in the beautiful city of Cape Town.

They are currently looking for a Cloud Security Consultant to join their Group Cyber Security team.

• You will be focussing on enabling the business to utilise Cloud platforms (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS) in a responsible and secure manner, by providing guidance on security control selection and configuration for cloud platforms.
• You will be working closely with the DevOps teams to ensure that the required security, vulnerability and configuration checks are executed in the agreed CI/CD pipelines.
• To apply, you need to have a relevant Bachelor’s degree coupled with 3 - 8 years’ experience in information security consulting or information technology operations.
• You need to have 3-5 years’ experience in evaluating security controls relative to information security frameworks such as ISO 27002, CI Security or ISF SOGP.

Certification requirements include:

• AWS Certified Security Speciality, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solution Architect;
• CISM or CISSP or CCSP will be a plus; and,
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate will be a plus.
• You will have to rely on your experience and working knowledge of key cloud security standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO, CSA STAR) as well as applicable regulatory requirements including POPIA and GDPR to succeed in this role.
• You also need to have experience and working knowledge of good industry practices in tiered security architecture design. Demonstrated understanding of information security concepts including encryption, access controls, network security, security operations, security architect, threat modeling and design.
• And lastly, you need a strong understanding of DevOps principles and security controls.

Think you have what it takes? Then let's chat about what this role can do for your career!