Security Jobs in South Africa
There are 150 open Security jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 44 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cybersecurity, cloud and azure.
Most requested skills
- cybersecurity 63%
- cloud 49%
- azure 33%
- cissp 33%
- automation 30%
- cloud-security 30%
- aws 28%
- cism 23%
How the work is done
- Remote 18 · 12%
- Hybrid 16 · 11%
- Onsite 8 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 3 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 17
- Junior 6
- Lead 5
- C-level 4
- Principal 4
- Intern 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 4
- 501-1000 employees 3
- 51-200 employees 1
(1911) Application Security Specialist x2 - BSTD
Brief description The main purpose of this position is to facilitate and implement application security throughout the system development life cycle to ensure secure, resilient and scalable applications for the South…
(1918) Application Security Engineer - BSTD
Brief description The main purpose of this position is to validate and verify cybersecurity application and software components and identify potential threats and vulnerabilities through testing to support the secure…
Security Operations & Risk Automation Engineer
About us: BVNK is the stablecoin-powered financial stack for enterprises. We're now part of Mastercard, and together we're building a network for every form of money – one that delivers more reach, more capability and…
Principal Data Security Engineer
Senior data security role serving a global fintech client, working fully remote with occasional travel to Johannesburg: architecting encryption, tokenization, DLP, and IAM solutions, securing AWS/Azure/GCP environments, leading data-breach incident response, and mentoring junior engineers.
CYBER SECURITY ANALYST
Office-based, project-based contract role in Cape Town CBD supporting a cybersecurity services team: the analyst helps with vulnerability assessments, security incident investigation, cyber-attack monitoring, phishing/security awareness training, and client reporting, working across Microsoft and Linux systems, networking, and vendor tools from Sophos, Tenable and Microsoft.
AI Security Analyst
Secure AI systems and machine-learning platforms by assessing risks, monitoring threats, and enforcing compliance across MCI’s global BPO and CX operations.
Junior Penetration Tester (JHB)
eCOGRA is looking for a motivated and technically curious Junior Penetration Tester to join our team. This is an opportunity to apply your cybersecurity knowledge in a practical environment, gain exposure to real-world…
Cyber Security Engineer
Cyber Security Engineer Housing Association 6 Month Contract £425 - £475 a Day Inside IR35 Hybrid - Farringdon Morgan Hunt is delighted to be partnering with a leading Housing Association to recruit an experienced…
Microsoft Security Engineer
About Us Integrity360 is a leading independent cybersecurity and PCI specialist operating across Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. The company has office locations in Ireland, the UK, Bulgaria, Italy,…
(1903) Network Security Architect - BSTD
Brief description The main purpose of this position is to research, plan, architect, design and oversee the deployment of network security solutions within the South African Reserve Bank Group (SARB Group). Detailed…
Cybersecurity & Data Security Associate (Contract Position)
At peopleworth, we support work where people and performance thrive. As part of our Employer Group, we work with a variety of forward-thinking partners and are excited to share this opportunity that sits within our…
Lead: IT Auditor
Lead IT internal audits at Reverside, a Cape Town IT services provider: independently manage audit engagements end-to-end — planning, fieldwork, reporting and remediation tracking — while assessing technology risk across cybersecurity, cloud, data and SDLC environments and using data analytics to surface control weaknesses.
Trainee Cyber Security
Trainee Cyber Security Analyst – No Experience Needed Launch your career in IT & Cyber Security – starting today. Looking for a career change? Currently employed but want something more secure and future-focused? Or…
Specialist – Cyber Security Assurance
Reverside, a South African IT services provider, is hiring a Senior Cyber Security Assurance Specialist in Johannesburg to run Security & Privacy by Design assurance, conduct internal/external penetration testing across infrastructure, web apps, APIs, cloud and mobile, plus threat modelling and vulnerability assessments using tools like Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Metasploit and Nessus.
JOB 12 – Red and Blue Team Exercises Specialist
Hands-on Red/Blue/Purple Team cybersecurity specialist (5 openings) based in Centurion, Gauteng: planning and running adversary simulations, penetration testing, threat detection and security-control validation across SIEM, EDR and enterprise Windows/Linux environments. Requires 3–5+ years of practical offensive/defensive security experience; certifications like OSCP or GCIH are a plus.
JOB 8 – Cloud Security Specialist
Hands-on cloud security specialist who designs, implements and manages security controls across enterprise cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), covering identity and access, network and data protection, threat monitoring, compliance and DevSecOps automation. Based in Gauteng, South Africa, with 5 positions available.
SOC Analyst
Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts in S-RM's Security Operations Centre, supporting managed detection & response clients through threat hunting, log analysis, detection tuning, and incident reporting on a 24/7 shift roster. Core stack: SIEM/SOAR/XDR/EDR tools such as Microsoft Sentinel and SentinelOne, plus Windows/Linux, Active Directory, and Azure/M365.
Senior AI Security Engineer (f/m/d)
Founding-level security hire who builds and runs Clariness' security engineering function across applications, cloud, and AI/LLM systems — threat modelling, pen testing, secure CI/CD, and AI-agent safeguards — while owning compliance (SOC 2, GDPR Art. 32, EU AI Act, GxP) and audit readiness.