Security Jobs in Nigeria
There are 63 open Security jobs in Nigeria on freehire right now. 18 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cybersecurity, cloud and cloud-security.
Most requested skills
- cybersecurity 32%
- cloud 29%
- cloud-security 25%
- iso-27001 21%
- penetration-testing 16%
- aws 13%
- azure 13%
- devops 13%
How the work is done
- Remote 5 · 8%
- Hybrid 4 · 6%
- Onsite 2 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 3 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 12
- C-level 6
- Lead 6
- Junior 3
- Middle 2
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 5
- 501-1000 employees 4
Head of Sales- Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions
Sales Account Manager driving the full sales lifecycle for enterprise cybersecurity products (Fortinet, Qualys, Palo Alto, etc.) at a Nigerian MVNO, from pre-sales through post-deployment, with revenue forecasting and partner relationship management.
Chief Information Security Officer
Lead enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy for a fintech company, overseeing SOC, SIEM, threat monitoring, data protection controls, and security risk assessments.
Senior Platform Security Engineer
Own and evolve the security architecture, IAM, and organisation-wide controls across Paystack's multi-account AWS environment, building secure-by-default cloud standards and automation for engineering teams.
Offensive Security (Lagos)
Conducts offensive security assessments using the Pentera platform, leads technical deep-dive sessions with clients, and educates cybersecurity teams on remediation and best practices.
AI Red Team Engineer
AI Red Team Engineer tests AI systems (LLMs, RAG, agents) for vulnerabilities like prompt injection, data leaks, and unauthorized actions, using frameworks like OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS.
Head Security
Oversees enterprise-wide security strategy, managing both physical and digital security to protect assets, data, and personnel while ensuring compliance and incident response.
Expression of Interest: Africa-Based Global Health Security & Diplomacy Consultant Roster
Overview Abt Global is seeking highly qualified country-based consultants (Nigeria, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Ehtiopia, Ghana, DRC, Malawi) to join a roster of experts supporting current and future…
Senior Operations Analyst-Security L3
Lead cybersecurity incident response, cloud/infrastructure security, and threat detection for AWS/Azure/GCP using SIEM, EDR, and automation tools.
L3 Sr. Operations Analyst-GRC
Senior GRC analyst building and enforcing cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance frameworks; conducts audits, risk assessments, and mitigation for ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, and other standards.
Sr. Operations Analyst - IAM L3
Senior IAM analyst designs, secures, and troubleshoots identity systems (Okta, Azure AD, SailPoint) to enforce Zero Trust and least-privilege access across hybrid cloud environments.