Security Jobs in South Africa
There are 172 open Security jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 82 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, cybersecurity and ai.
Most requested skills
- cloud 45%
- cybersecurity 28%
- ai 25%
- azure 24%
- cloud-security 24%
- automation 22%
- siem 22%
- aws 21%
How the work is done
- Remote 16 · 9%
- Hybrid 12 · 7%
- Onsite 7 · 4%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 8 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 16
- Lead 8
- Principal 6
- Intern 5
- Junior 4
- C-level 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 12
- 501-1000 employees 6
- 11-50 employees 1
Embedded software engineer - cloud & cybersecurity
Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable cloud-based software in a distributed systems environment using C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Open Stack, Kubernetes, and Linux.
(1683) Financial Sector Cybersecurity Consultant - BSTD
Leads cybersecurity resilience and cross-border collaboration across national, regional, and international central banking communities, coordinating forums, incident response teams, and cyber resilience frameworks.
Information Security Analyst
Monitors and resolves IT security issues across hotels and business units, ensuring system uptime and compliance with security standards like PCI DSS, GDPR/POPI. Manages incident response, patching, and cloud security (Azure) while supporting 24/7 operations and third-party vendors.
Lead IAM Engineer Okta - Finance
Lead IAM Engineer driving the strategy, architecture, and evolution of a modern identity platform spanning Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Active Directory while leading a team at a global financial market data provider.
Principal Security & Detection Engineer
Principal Security & Detection Engineer Title: Principal Security & Detection Engineer Job type: Full-Time Permanent Working arrangement: 3 days a week onsite/hybrid. No Salary: Negotiable / DOE About Us…
Manager: Information Security
We're on the hunt for a seasoned security leader to take the reins of our manager: Information Security role — someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and hands-on endpoint security leadership, and…
Cyber Security Engineer — Harden Cloud, Identity & Data Security
Design, build, and automate security controls for a digital banking platform, focusing on identity, cloud, data, and application security.
Senior software engineer: information and cybersecurity centre
Senior Software Engineer leading secure desktop, server, and mobile application development in CSIR's Information and Cybersecurity Centre, using Java/Spring Boot, Angular, PostgreSQL, and Elastic Stack with secure SDLC practices.
Cybersecurity Analyst
The Cybersecurity Analyst will monitor security systems, conduct vulnerability assessments, and manage incident response for UK-based clients. This remote role requires expertise in SIEM tools, security frameworks, and network protection.
Power Platform Security & Governance
Contractor strengthening security, governance, and controls around existing AI applications for a Financial Services client, focusing on Power Platform Centre of Excellence customisation and secure AI adoption.
SAP Security Consultant
SAP Security Consultant responsible for SAP Security, Authorizations, GRC and Identity Governance, supporting transition from ECC security to S/4HANA Fiori-first security model. Key tasks include designing security roles, configuring GRC, performing SoD analysis, and integrating with identity solutions.
Senior java engineer - 3ds payments & security
Entersekt is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the 3 DS Payments team, focusing on backend services that support secure payment authentication and the handling of sensitive data. You will develop Java-based…
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.
Security Engineer
Security Engineer operating and improving GXA's gShield security stack across client environments, focusing on incident response, security tool operations (Huntress, Microsoft Defender, SIEM), remediation, and infrastructure security troubleshooting.