Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead Jobs in South Africa

This guide looks at a permanent senior Cloud Infrastructure and Security Operations Lead role in Centurion, offered through Hire Resolve. The role is hybrid and focuses on managing, maintaining and securing a company’s cloud ecosystem, mainly on Google Cloud Platform, for a business that provides cloud-based software and digital solutions for the fast-moving consumer goods and supply chain area.

About the Company and the Work

The listing is posted by Hire Resolve, and the client company itself is not named in the listing. It is described as a company that provides cloud-based software and digital solutions for the FMCG and supply chain area. The lead role sits within the Information Security Management System team and combines hands-on cloud operations with security leadership, so that infrastructure stays reliable, secure and cost-effective.

Role Details and Duties

The post is a permanent senior position, based in Centurion, with a hybrid working arrangement. The original listing gives a salary of R80,000 to R100,000 per month, job number 2645877 and reference 206181, and notes that the listing expires 17 days after 24 October 2026. It also notes that the salary can be more, depending on experience and skills.

• Monitor, optimise and manage Google Cloud Platform compute, networking, IAM, storage and database services.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and Tier 3 incident resolution.
• Ensure infrastructure uptime, disaster recovery readiness, automated backups and cost optimisation.
• Assist engineering teams with code deployments within SDLC guardrails and CI/CD pipelines.
• Serve as the technical hands-on lead within the Information Security Management System team.
• Enforce ISO 27001 security controls, gather audit evidence, conduct access reviews and maintain compliance artefacts.
• Lead vulnerability scanning, patch management and remediation.
• Monitor security tools, including Google Cloud security tools.
• Audit IAM policies to enforce least-privilege access and maintain secure network configurations, including VPC settings.

Requirements

• Proven experience administering and securing cloud environments, with Google Cloud Platform preferred, and AWS or Azure considered.
• Direct experience within ISO 27001, SOC 2 or NIST frameworks.
• Familiarity with Terraform or scripting tools for Infrastructure as Code.
• Hands-on exposure to cloud monitoring, logging or SIEM tools.
• Beneficial certifications: Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer or Cloud Engineer; AWS or Azure Security or Administrator Certifications; ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Auditor, or CompTIA Security+.

Where to Find This Opening Safely

1. Use the original CareerJunction listing linked from this page, which is the most reliable place for the role details and the application steps.
2. Check the listing for the job number, reference, salary range and expiry details before you apply.
3. Apply through the route shown on the original listing, and be cautious about messages or copies of the advert that ask you to pay or to share details outside that route.

Practical Tips to Increase Your Chances

• Show your hands-on Google Cloud experience clearly, across compute, networking, IAM, storage and databases.
• Give concrete examples of incident resolution, uptime work, backups and cost optimisation.
• Highlight ISO 27001, SOC 2 or NIST experience, and any audit, access-review or vulnerability work.
• List relevant certifications and any Terraform, scripting, monitoring or SIEM experience.
• Keep your CV short and clear, with current contact details.

How the Process Works

Use the Apply button on this page to open the original CareerJunction listing, then follow the application instructions shown there, through Hire Resolve. The listing’s apply route is via Hire Resolve and CareerJunction, not through an invented email address.

Important Information

This post is informational only, and openings and requirements can change at any time. Readers should apply only through official channels and should check the details in the official posting for the role they are interested in. The client company is not named in the original listing, so no client company name is given here.

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