Security Jobs in South Africa
There are 174 open Security jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 84 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 25%
- cloud-security 24%
- automation 22%
- siem 21%
- aws 21%
How the work is done
- Remote 17 · 10%
- Hybrid 12 · 7%
- Onsite 7 · 4%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 8 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 18
- 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
Cyber Security Engineer
Designs and implements cloud security controls, automates security workflows, and manages SIEM/EDR tools to protect cloud and hybrid environments.
Solution Area Specialist - Security
Drives enterprise security sales in South Africa by advising senior stakeholders on AI-powered cloud solutions, managing pipelines, and fostering long-term customer partnerships.
: Security Support Analyst – Identity and Access Management
Support and govern identity access for a global fund-administration firm, handling user provisioning, reviews, and privileged access across Entra ID, Active Directory, and CyberArk.
Security Support Analyst – Privileged Access Management
Administer and support the CyberArk PAM platform, onboarding privileged accounts, and ensuring secure access controls across cloud and enterprise environments.
M&A Collaboration & Security Platforms Engineer
Engineer specializing in collaboration-platform integrations for fintech acquisitions, migrating users, files, and security controls across Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom.
Staff Security Architect
Design and audit security architectures for blockchain and web3 systems, conduct assessments, and advise teams on secure operations across Rust, AI, and crypto infrastructure.
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Compliance & Technology
Designs and enforces security controls, monitors threats, and ensures compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001 and POPIA across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Remote IAM Analyst for AI Identity Security
Analyze identity and access management (IAM) setups for security flaws, generate AI training data, and refine zero-trust models to improve enterprise identity risk assessment.
Remote GRC Analyst for AI Training & Compliance
Review AI systems for security, compliance, and risk against SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST frameworks. Evaluate policies, controls, and audit-style documentation.
Security Engineer – AI Detection & Response (Threat Intelligence)
Design and implement AI security controls, threat detection, and incident response for Absa’s AI/ML systems, including LLMs, agentic AI, and MCP ecosystems, while hunting for adversarial threats.
Manager: AI Security Engineer
Leads the design and implementation of security controls for AI/ML/LLM platforms, including guardrails, policy engines, and AI firewalls, while embedding security into AI delivery pipelines.
Manager: AI Security Assurance
Oversee independent security validation for an organization’s AI/LLM ecosystem, conducting adversarial testing and control assessments to ensure models, APIs, and infrastructure are secure and compliant before deployment.
Threat Intelligence Analyst — AI-Driven Cyber Defense
Analyze cyber threats, hunt for emerging risks, and automate intelligence reporting using AI to protect MTN’s digital assets across Africa.
Remote application security analyst — ai training
Build AI systems that reason about security by analyzing code, APIs, and systems to create training data for AI models.
Manager: ai security assurance
Leads independent security assurance for an organization’s AI/LLM ecosystem, conducting adversarial testing, validating controls, and ensuring AI solutions are secure, compliant, and production-ready.
Manager: ai security engineer
Lead the design and implementation of security controls for AI/ML/LLM platforms, including guardrails, policy engines, and secure API gateways, while embedding security into AI delivery pipelines.