Platform Security Engineer

TL;DR

Platform Security Engineer: Securing cloud-native infrastructure, container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and product services with an accent on security controls, vulnerability management, and compliance activities. Focus on implementing container image scanning, infrastructure-as-code security, secrets management, and shift-left practices in developer workflows.

Location: Hybrid role in Johannesburg, South Africa office

Company

Global standard for process intelligence and automation, trusted by over 10,000 organizations across 90 countries including Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft.

What you will do

• Implement and maintain security controls across the platform, including container orchestration policies, network segmentation, RBAC, and admission controls.
• Manage container image scanning, enforce policies in CI/CD and clusters, and ensure only vetted images reach production.
• Support IaC security scanning, secrets management, cloud posture management, and service mesh configurations like mTLS.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, maintain tracking systems, and produce security posture reports.
• Implement security gates in CI/CD (SAST, SCA, dependency scanning) and participate in incident response.
• Contribute to compliance activities (SOC 2, ISO 27001), security reviews, and developer education on secure practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Engineering or equivalent
• 2+ years in security engineering, infrastructure security, DevSecOps, or related
• Hands-on with Azure or AWS
• Kubernetes security: pod security, RBAC, network policies, admission controllers
• IaC tools and CI/CD security (dependency scanning, SAST/SCA)
• Security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS, OWASP)
• Scripting (Python, Bash, Go, PowerShell); programming (C#, JavaScript/TypeScript)
• Penetration testing concepts, vulnerability management, incident response
• Strong communication to explain security to teams

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model blending at-home and in-office collaboration
• Flexible paid time off, global gratitude and recharge days
• Employee wellness programs, counseling, peer recognition
• Paid parental leave, invention/patenting assistance
• Community impact, volunteer time, intercultural learning
• Learning tools and global community support